New York City faces flurry of remote learning issues on snow day

Many of 915,000 students unable to log into Zoom after city opts for remote learning instead of fully canceling classes for storm

Parts of the north-east US were hit on Tuesday by a snowstorm that canceled and delayed flights, made roads slippery and prompted many school districts to cancel classes or switch to remote learning - or at least try to switch.

In New York City, the online learning system that serves the nation's largest school district experienced technical problems first thing in the morning, preventing many of the 915,000 students from logging into Zoom. The school system's administrators had announced the day before that all of its schools would close due to severe weather and that all instruction will take place remotely".