Murphy approves some schools to start with all-remote option

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that schools that cannot meet health and safety guidelines for an in-person start to the academic year can go with an all-remote option.

The first-term Democratic governor said he will also soon sign an executive order that paves the way for the state’s roughly 600 schools to begin in-person instruction in September.

The ability for some schools to start entirely remotely is a change from the governor’s June guidance, which required all schools to have in-person instruction.

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