Actual snow day thrills some

For many children, the news that there would be no remote school was a thrill, opening up the day for playing in the snow and drinking hot chocolate.

“My child is happy because he gets to play outside,” Sara Fahrenholz, 48, who lives in Plainview, said in a text message early Monday morning, while some family members were still sleeping. “I say, let kids be kids, enjoy the snow day!”

Her 8-year-old son, she said, “plans to play in the snow, build a snowman or maybe just a snowball fight.”

By Maura McDermott

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Maura McDermott covers education. Since joining Newsday in 2012, she also has worked on the investigations team and covered real estate and the business of health care.