During the Southern Regional and Stafford Township school board meetings of the past week, both entities approved changes to the school calendar after each district used several snow days last week, leaving some to wonder why the districts didn’t simply switch to remote learning for those days.

The answer to that question is a bit peculiar, and it’s based on N.J. Department of Education guidelines set forth last summer, prior to the 2021-22 school year, regarding the use of remote instruction in…