WEATHER EMERGENCIES / SCHOOL CLOSINGS: During the 2011 - 12 school year, Brooklyn Prospect will follow Bishop Ford's
decision about school closings due to winter weather.
The SNN text messaging service is designed to provide parents and other subscribers with
alerts about school closings and delays due to inclement weather.
The UFT on April 3 filed suit in New York State Supreme Court to force the Department of Education to hand over copies of official emails, including
exchanges about school closings and charter schools, that the union has been requesting since May 2010.
The Education Department is investigating complaints — filed under the 1964 Civil Rights Act —
about school closings in six cities: the District, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit, New York and Chicago.
Samantha O'Brien, whose three - year - old daughter attended the Calvary Christian Learning Academy daycare, found out Monday night when her daughter's teacher
called about the school closing.
When
news about schools closing mentions student loan forgiveness, as was the case for Corinthian Colleges and ITT, they often describe possible or promised forgiveness.
In June, the company settled a similar lawsuit with Blackboard Inc., an online educational company that also had a system in place enabling school officials to alert
parents about school closings or other emergency information.
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about school closings and delays.