‘We don’t want to be teaching in fear.’ How 1 N.J. school district keeps trying and failing to reopen.
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
Parents and students of the South Orange-Maplewood school district hold a rally outside the Maplewood Municipal Building on Monday to press local officials to reopen schools.George McNish | For NJ Advance Media
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The morning of Jan. 19 was supposed to be a celebration.
Yellow school buses once again chugged down leafy Maplewood streets. Eager kids hugged their parents goodbye outside their South Orange homes. Morning school bells rang, signaling more than just the start of a new day.