The New Brunswick government is delaying a new policy requiring teachers and educational staff to work on snow days.
The new rules were originally supposed to come into effect this academic year. On Friday, the Department of Education and Early Childhood said the policy would be moved to next fall.
A statement from the department said the delay would “better prepare and align all education staff for September 2025.”
Under the snow day plan, teachers and educational staff wouldn’t be required to hold classes or formal instruction for students virtually. Instead, staff would use the snow day for professional development and planning purposes.
Teachers and staff would also have the option to work remotely on snow days.
Friday was the first weather-related school closure of the season in several parts of New Brunswick.
Members of the union representing educational and clerical support staff received notice of the plan’s delay on Thursday afternoon, just hours before a forecast of heavy snow.
CUPE Local 2745president Theresa McAllister …