NYC students who attend CHAH were affected by the recent blizzard from January and February. Due to this, students were not getting the right learning experience, because they were missing classes, leading to lower grades.
The mayor wanted to keep schools open because not everyone has the same possibilities, like technology, food, or meaning and a place of warmth.
“If you guys have been following the news, the chancellor and the mayor want[ed] to keep the schools open…because for a lot of students, schools are the only place of warmth and/or the ability to get a hot meal,” said Randy Bowen, school counselor.
But getting to school was not always easy. Some students experienced bus drivers who would let people get on, but then skip stops, including ones people needed to get off at. So people could not get to their destination.
“In Yonkers they took two weeks just to get snow off the road and make a little path for people who are on the sidewalk. Although in Manhattan, most of the sidewalk was clear, but it was just a mess,” said Yuritzhabely Nepomuceno, a junior.
Other students who walk to school were worried about ice.
“When I’m walking on the sidewalk to school it gets slippery and I’m scared of hurting myself, just like my brother did when walking to school,” said Matthew Vasquez, a junior.
Not everyone had a difficult time on the commute, though.
“I think students might have it harder where they are, but I had a pretty straight shot,” said David Falciani, principal.
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