At least one N.J. school district is temporarily letting parents chose to keep kids home for virtual classes if they are worried about COVID cases.
But at least one school district is bringing the remote option back temporarily this month as COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise.officials announced they will reopen schools for in-person classes Monday — but families will be able to chose to keep their children learning at home for virtual classes for the next two weeks if they are worried about the virus numbers.
Montclair students will not be counted as absent if they miss the first two days of school after the winter break while they wait for remote learning to begin Wednesday, Ponds said. “We are expecting Monday through Friday, in-person, every school, every district. Obviously, if the world goes sideways, we have to revisit that. But as of this sitting, the answer is no,” Murphy said in March when he announced how the new school year would be structured.over whether to reopen for in-person classes on Monday.
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