Gov. Phil Murphy Provides Guidance For Reopening New Jersey Schools In September

Howard Monroe reports.

WEAR FACE COVERINGS.ALSO THE CASINO HAS REDUCEDITS HOURS SO IT CAN CLOSE ANDSANITIZE EVERY DAY.PARENTS GUARDIANS ANDSTUDENTS IN NEW JERSEYRECEIVED LONG AWAITED NEWSABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TODAY."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERHOWARD MONROE WAS AT THE PRESSCONFERENCE WHERE THE PLAN WASLAID OUT.LEARNING IS A SOCIALACTIVITY AND WE WANT THECHILDREN TO HAVE THATEXPERIENCE.EXPERIENTIAL SIDE MAKES ADRAMATIC DIFFERENCE INCH THEIN SCHOOL EXPERIENCES WILLBEGIN ONCE AGAIN IN CHERRYHILL AND ELSEWHERE COMESEPTEMBER.EDUCATION OFFICIALS MADE THEANNOUNCEMENT FRIDAY.DATA DETERMINES DATES ANDAS SUCH WE MUST CONTINUE TOMONITOR OUR PROGRESS TOWARDSTHE NEW NORMAL.Reporter: THE STATE ISREQUIRING SOME LEVEL OFIN-PERSON INSTRUCTION HOWEVERTHEY ARE ALSO ENCOURAGINGDISTRICTS TO COME UP WITH AHYBRID APPROACH THAT INCLUDESREMOTE LEARNING.WITH 11,000 STUDENTS THAT'SHOW DR. JOE MOLOSH SAYSTHEY'LL PROCEED.IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO BRINGALL 2200 KIDS IN THAT BUILDINGAT THE SAME TIME AND MAINTAINSOCIAL DISTANCE.Reporter: TEACHERS STAFFAND VISITORS WILL BE REQUIREDTO WEAR MASKS.STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TOWEAR THEM WHEN SOCIALDISTANCING IN POSSIBLE.WHILE THE STATE IS OFFERING AROAD MAP BASED ON CDCGUIDELINES EACH DISTRICT MUSTSUBMIT THEIR UNIQUE PLAN ATLEAST FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THESTART OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.THERE'S NO ONE SIZE FITSALL APPROACH THAT WE COULDPOSSIBLY TAKE.OUR STATE HAS 577 PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICTS.Reporter: AND WHILE AHIGHER NUMBER OF CASES AREBEING REPORTED IN STATES WHEREREOPENING IS HAPPENINGGOVERNOR MURPHY SAYS SCHOOLDISTRICTS SHOULD BE PREPAREDTO CLOSE ONCE AGAIN IF THERE'SA SEVERE UPTICK.WE ARE STILL IN THE FIGHT.WE ARE STILL IN THE WAR.WE HAVE COME A LONG, LONG LONGWAY IN NEW JERSEY BUT WE'REGOING TO GO THROUGH HELL TOGET HERE AND WE WILL DOEVERYTHING WE CAN TO STAY IN AGOOD PLACE.Reporter: AND EDUCATIONOFFICIALS SAY THAT STUDENTSWILL NOT BE HELD BACK ORPENALIZED IF THEY GET SICK ANDMUST MISS CLASSES BECAUSE OF