Parents firing up the morning coffee might be asking the same thing kids are dodging: is it school today? Following yesterday's Veterans Day break on November 11, most districts in the US are back in action this Wednesday, with no major nationwide shutdowns popping up.
Take New York City, for instance—over a million public school students are heading back to class after the holiday closure, according to routine calendars. Same goes for Los Angeles Unified, where around 430,000 kids resume their routines without a hitch. In places like Albuquerque and Philadelphia, schools are open too, though Philly's holding off on any big facility closure announcements for now, giving families a bit more breathing room.
Bottom line: for the bulk of American families, yes, it's school today. No snow days or widespread alerts so far, but local weather can flip that quick—always double-check your district's site or app.
Overseas, the picture's patchier. In India, severe air pollution under GRAP Stage 3 has shuttered schools in Delhi-NCR, impacting hundreds of thousands of students who shift to online or hybrid modes. A few states are off for regional festivals too, mixing holidays with health worries.
Back home, the post-holiday shuffle means fuller buses and a tad more chaos on the roads, but education rolls on. As these everyday decisions shape young minds, one can't help but ponder the bigger role of such routines in building resilient futures.
