Judge’s ruling will send more kids into classrooms in embattled N.J. district
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
A judge’s ruling in the disputed reopening of the South Orange-Maplewood school district has cleared the way for additional students to return to classrooms, starting next week.
While Alper ordered teachers in the 6th and 9th grades to return to classrooms, which administrators said will happen starting Monday, the ruling did not uphold the district’s request for an injunction against teachers’ union for exiting classrooms and working remotely from their homes, according to statements on the ruling from the district and the union. The judge’s written decision was not immediately available.