Tag: Coronavirus
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Gov. Murphy signs order lifting certain COVID-19 testing requirements
Following recent updates to COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in advance of the 2022-23 school year, Gov. Phil Murphy has signed an executive order lifting the requirement that school districts, child care settings and state contractors maintain a policy that requires their unvaccinated workers to undergo routine testing. The…
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Health Department continues to help administer second booster doses to those who are eligible
Individuals 50 years old or older and those who are immunocompromised have been able to receive a second booster dose with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine booster. Federal regulators announced they approved the second booster on March 29 and the New Jersey Department of Health quickly followed…
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Public school districts in Edison, Metuchen, Woodbridge shift to mask-optional effective March 7
The use of a face mask during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is now optional for students, staff members and visitors in the Edison, Metuchen and Woodbridge public school districts as of today, March 7. The superintendent of each district sent out correspondence to their respective school communities. Among the three districts, Edison Schools Superintendent Bernard…
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Eatontown schools decide to make masks optional as of March 7
EATONTOWN – When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7 during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the use of a mask will become optional for all individuals in the Eatontown Public Schools. Superintendent of Schools Scott McCue announced the move to a mask-optional model for students, staff members and visitors in a Feb.…
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Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District to go mask-optional
Beginning March 7, the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District will be mask-optional for students and staff members. District administrators’ decision is in response to Gov. Phil Murphy’s recent announcement regarding New Jersey’s schools and masks during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. On Feb. 7, noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, Murphy announced that masks and…
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Hazlet schools will become mask-optional on March 7
HAZLET – When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Hazlet Township Public Schools will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s eight schools. Noting the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics, on Feb. 7, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that masks and facial…
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Freehold Borough schools will become mask-optional on March 7
FREEHOLD – When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7, administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in the district’s three schools. Superintendent of Schools Joseph Howe stated in a Feb. 18 letter to the community that Freehold Borough administrators…
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Old Bridge Township Public Schools will shift to mask-optional effective March 7
OLD BRIDGE – The use of a face mask during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will become optional for students, staff members and visitors in the Old Bridge Township Public School District on March 7. The Board of Education voted in favor of eliminating the school masking policy at a meeting on Feb. 15. In February,…
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Masks will be optional at Red Bank Regional H.S. on March 7
When New Jersey’s school mask mandate is lifted on March 7 as the coronavirus pandemic wanes, administrators in the Red Bank Regional High School District will make the use of a mask optional for all individuals in Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver. In a Feb. 14 message posted on the school district’s website,…