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Students walk to school past PS 9, the Teunis Bergen School, in Prospect Heights this morning.

Bucking a regional trend, Chancellor Cathie Black announced early this morning that schools would open as usual this morning. She later added that after-school activities and sports will take place as planned.

But that doesn’t mean that today will be a regular school day. We’re hearing from teachers in our comments and on Twitter that snow is wreaking havoc on their schools. And in the Community section, high school teacher Dana Lawit writes that having low attendance is just as disruptive as having an actual snow day.  Send us your stories and pictures.

“Thanks Bloomberg. I’ve ALWAYS wanted to know how running a daycare felt. Today’s going to be chaos,” wrote BNiche, an elementary school special education teacher, early this morning.

A little later, he wrote, “Wow. 26 teachers absent. Wow.” Twenty minutes later, he updated that tally: “Scratch that. Make that 30. 30!” As the school day began, he wrote once more: “So far, 10 out of 32 students present.” (more…)