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August 13, 2020

NJ Schools Allowed to Reopen as NY Educators Call for Delay to Start of School Year
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In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order Wednesday
authorizing K-12 public schools and universities to reopen for in-person
instruction in the fall.

Gov. Phil Murphy: "In-person instruction may fully resume immediately,
should institutions so desire and so long as social distancing, among
other protections, are strictly adhered to. And any student who chooses
to continue remote learning must be accommodated."

Here in New York, unions representing teachers and school principals on
Wednesday called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to delay plans to open the
school year on September 10 to allow more time to implement complex
safety protocols. The educators' demands came as health officials
reported a spike in new infections in Brooklyn's Sunset Park
neighborhood, with the mayor calling the outbreak a "warning light" for
New York City. 


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