New Jersey schools will remain closed for the rest of this academic year as the state continues its battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Tuesday, August 26th.
The governor tweeted he will extend the statewide school closure throughout the rest of the academic year. The state’s schools will continue teaching about 1.4 million public school students from home.
“This has been an inclusive and rigorous process involving people with a wide range of experiences and perspectives,” he said. “I had hoped we could get back to a sense of normal by allowing our children to return to the schools they love, and to be with their friends and classmates. But, the reality is that we cannot safely reopen our schools to provide students and families, or faculty and staff, the confidence needed to allow for a return to in-person instruction.”