New York City Mayor Eric Adams faced a rare snowstorm Tuesday morning — an operational challenge that has marred the reputation of many mayors before him.
It did not go according to plan.
After the mayor insisted the city’s public school system go remote instead of heeding calls for a snow day, students and educators were confronted with an epic meltdown of the software system as they sought to log in. The vast majority of pupils and teachers began the day locked out of their virtual classrooms while parents eviscerated City Hall and recounted tales of frustration trying to assist their children. By just shy of 8 a.m., it was clear Adams was facing a major setback as the nation’s largest school system navigated the first test of its controversial no-snow-day strategy.
