A local school district could be moving learning online if they reach six calamity days due to inclement weather.

In New Jersey, the state restricts the circumstances in which remote learning can be used. State law generally mandates students be in a classroom for the day to count toward the minimum days of instruction. If schools remain closed for three consecutive days, remote learning can count towards the minimum days of instruction, according to the law.

As cleanup from Sunday’s massive snow storm continues, and frigid air moves into the region, most Lehigh Valley school districts have canceled in-person classes Tuesday. Most are switching to virtual learning,

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said classes would be remote, not canceled, after a winter storm covered the city in nearly a foot of snow.