New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ( Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office ) TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says a decision on the status of New Jersey's schools is likely to come on Thursday.
Murphy spoke Wednesday during a news conference on the COVID-19 outbreak. The state's more than 600 school districts are currently closed, with educators teaching remotely, because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Murphy suggested a reopening is not likely. Schools have been closed since March 16. In the same news conference Wednesday, Murphy announced the Garden State had surpassed 71,000 cases of coronavirus with more than 3,100 deaths. RELATED COVERAGE: Advertisement New Jersey reports 71,030 coronavirus cases; 3,156 deaths New Jersey closes state,