Governor Phil Murphy announced on Monday that – as of now – the state won’t enforce indoor school mask mandates for fall 2021, but there are exceptions to the new rules.
“Absent any dramatic change in our situation before the beginning of the school year that would require a change in policy at the state level, masking by students while in their school buildings will not be mandatory unless their district decides to require masking as part of its own protocols,” said Murphy.
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Exceptions include school buses where masking will still be expected.
Murphy’s approach mirrors his decision for the 2020-2021 school year to let individual districts decide whether they wanted to stay full remote, go hybrid, or have a full-time in-person option for students.
No mandate for kids to mask in schools next year, but districts can impose their own mandates, Murphy says.
Those who want to wear masks can.
— Nikita Biryukov (@NikitaBiryukov_) June 28, 2021
BREAKING: @GovMurphy says that "absent any dramatic change" masks will NOT be mandatory in classrooms in September, but masking will be up to each district. @News12NJ
— Alex Zdan (@ActualAlexZ) June 28, 2021
No mask mandated in NJ for the fall in schools.
— Woke Zombie 🇺🇸😊 (@AWokeZombie) June 28, 2021
#NJ #COVID19 Now here comes all the caveats:
* Masks on buses
* Segregating Lunches based on vaxx statusBOOOOO!
— Woke Zombie 🇺🇸😊 (@AWokeZombie) June 28, 2021
