Masks in Schools

Everything You Need to Know About Murphy’s School Mask Mandate

On Friday afternoon in East Brunswick, Gov. Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order requiring all pre-k through 12th grade students…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Today Murphy Will Announce a Mask Mandate for All NJ School Districts

Today--most likely this afternoon in East Brunswick--- Gov. Phil Murphy will announce that everyone must wear masks in K-12 schools.…

3 years ago

Everyone Will Wear Masks At All Times in South Orange-Maplewood Schools

South Orange-Maplewood School District has just announced a strict mask policy---although officials would prefer that Gov. Phil Murphy issue an…

3 years ago

UPDATE: After Murphy’s ‘Strong Recommendation’ on Masking, Are Districts Changing Policies?

Yesterday Gov. Phil Murphy “strongly recommended” that people wear masks indoors. His public statement came after the Centers for Disease…

3 years ago

BREAKING: Murphy Flips on No-Masks-Indoors Rule as Teacher Union Leaders Call For Masks in Schools

Uh oh. Just two months after Gov. Phil Murphy announced that masks would no longer be required indoors, the Centers…

3 years ago

Latest from Murphy on Masks in Schools

On Wednesday President Joe Biden said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would most likely advise that K-12…

3 years ago

Hot Off the Press: New Guidance From CDC on Masks, Social Distancing, and Vaccinations in Schools

Today the Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance for schools. Bottom line: until younger students can get vaccinated they…

3 years ago

What’s Behind Murphy’s No-Masks-in-School Stance?

On May 24th Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Morning Joe that all students would be wearing masks in school in…

3 years ago

Murphy Says, ‘Okay, Maybe We Don’t Need Masks In Schools.’

New Jersey is enduring a heat wave. Teachers and students are sitting in classroom with temperatures of 90 degrees while…

4 years ago

NJ Superintendents Decry Murphy’s ‘Confusing, Contradictory’ Guidance on Masking in Schools

This is a letter from Monmouth County district superintendents to Governor Phil Murphy, asking that he reconsider his “confusing, and…

4 years ago