It's a transitive verb, such as :"Tommy HIT the ball." or Birds ATE worms.
The verb is BEING DONE
Tommy HIT. Birds ATE. Snowfall CLOSED. The point is that the subject "verbed" the object. Not that the object was "verbed.
"The school was CLOSED by snowfall." would exemplify a "State of being" verb.
The school was closed because of the heavy snowfall.
You should be able to obtain a transcript. By law, all schools records must be kept. At times the student records of schools that have closed are stored at other schools. You should contact the State Board of Education in the state the school existed. They should be able to help you.
In the US, schools close for federal holidays (President's Day, MLK Day, etc.). Schools could be closed for state holidays, too, as long as school is open the minimum number of days required.
Schools could be closed for presidential inaugurations because the administrators of the schools make the schedule each year; however, it would be rare for schools to close on inauguration day.
In the United States, schools are open on May Day.
California
The first snowfall in December of 2014 varies depending on location. Winter Storm Damon was the first snowfall in the state of New York and it occurred on December 11, 2014.
If you want to know how many schools in your area are closed, you could count them as they are shown on the school closings on the television. If you want a wider area, like for an entire state or country, it might not be possible to get all the information needed to know how many are closed, but you could try. It would be a major task, though.
If you want to know how many elementary schools in your area are closed, you could count them as they are shown on the school closings on the television. If you want a wider area, like for an entire state or country, it might not be possible to get all the information needed to know how many are closed, but you could try. It would be a major task, though.
Depends where in NJ, of course. Take a look at the related link to the state climate office snowfall records from last year.
Syracuse, Buffalo, Rochestet
Local school officials would decide if school would need to close in the event of any type of emergency. If the entire state is in a weather-related state of emergency, it is likely that many schools would be closed.