School Year Gets a Day Longer With Tuesday's 'Snow Day'

The Ocean City School District cancelled classes for Tuesday, but by mid-morning, roads were clear outside Ocean City High School. A false alarm of sorts gave students in the Ocean City School District a day off on Tuesday, but they'll pay for it in June. School Superintendent Kathleen Taylor announced to the Board of Education on Wednesday that the tentative date for the last day of school and graduation has been pushed back from June 15 to June 16. Forecasters had called for blizzard conditions and as much as 14 inches of snow for Ocean City on Tuesday, but the storm left only about two inches. Taylor said the district had no choice but to close schools once Gov. Chris Christie issued a state of emergency on Monday, closing roads on Tuesday to all but emergency vehicles. The district had built in one snow day into the school calendar, but schools were closed on Dec. 9 as a strong nor'easter flooded streets and school bus routes.