TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - There should be no option for remote learning, and all students should be back in person when the new school year starts in September, New Jersey Gov.
Phil Murphy said Wednesday.Murphy, a Democrat, said that barring a big resurgence of COVID-19, the state’s school districts should move ahead with Monday-through-Friday in-person instruction.
He spoke during a news conference in Trenton and also announced new Health Department guidelines for schools.The new guidance calls for allowing full-time, in-person education now if masking and frequent hand-washing can be maintained, as well as a 3-foot distance between students in the classroom.