UNL students may still have to attend class on snow days

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has changed its inclement weather policy to allow "instructional continuity" on campus, meaning there's now an option to hold online classes if weather cancels in-person classes.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Snow days might not be as relaxing for UNL students next semester.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has changed its inclement weather policy to allow “instructional continuity” on campus, meaning there’s now an option to hold online classes if weather cancels in-person classes.

This policy will begin on Jan. 3 of 2022. The UNL campus closing options will then include:

• all classes are canceled.
• in-person classes are canceled and follow instructional continuity plans.
• all classes are conducted as usual.

Next semester, professors will have to include an online option to hold classes if in-person classes are canceled due to weather. Students will have to look at their class syllabus for the details.

Per a UNL release, “Instructional continuity is a result of the extreme weather in spring 2021 that caused campus closures during a semester already compressed due to the pandemic. In response to faculty senate academic leaders and faculty requests, the university initiated an instructional continuity plan to ensure academic quality, course integrity, and student learning.”