As more New Jersey school districts decide what to do about masking students and staff after the statewide mandate is lifted on March 7, Camden school officials are telling parents not to throw their masks out.
Gov. Phil Murphy has long said data and science, not politics, have been the drivers of his pandemic policies. A closer look at the timing of some of his decisions may cause many to question that.
Former Republican candidate for Governor Jack Ciattarelli predicts it will again turn school board meetings into a "battleground" that pits members of the community against one another.
Despite announcing an end to New Jersey's controversial mask mandate in schools, Gov. Phil Murphy will extend the current public health emergency another 30 days.
Republicans have been vocal in demanding Murphy not only let the public health emergency expire, but rescind all of his executive orders related to pandemic restrictions, including the controversial mask mandate in school.
As Gov. Phil Murphy begins new talks with legislative leaders over pandemic restrictions, calls are getting louder for the lifting of most, if not all, remaining restrictions and mandates.