Jersey City school reopening, Part 2: The few McNair seniors in classrooms ask ‘where is everyone else?’
Updated May 10, 2021;
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Raheeq Ibrahim said she felt like a freshman all over again Monday, trying to find her classes with just weeks left in senior year at McNair Academic High School.
The 18-year-old said returning in person felt almost unnatural after 14 months of remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. Add into the mix teachers responding simultaneously to students online and in the classroom, and it made for a strange, unsettling day.
“You don’t get that same feeling in class,” Ibrahim said of her classmates who remained in virtual learning. “You can’t turn to anybody and start laughing at a joke or anything. It’s just you and the teacher, you can’t even do anything besides work.”
Jersey City Superintendent Franklin Walker decided to reopen school just days after announcing it would remain in remote learning, so what changed in the time between the decisions?
Jersey City teachers excited, nervous as they return to classrooms for first time in over a year
Updated Apr 15, 2021;
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For the first time in more than a year, Jersey City school teachers returned to their schools Thursday to set up classrooms for students to make their long-awaited return on April 26.
The school district, which serves roughly 30,000 students, has begun the final countdown for reopening schools by calling in every single teacher for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic back in March 2020.
Teachers returned to make sure all technology works, all supplies like personal protective equipment are available, and to get a handle on the new format for how schools will operate when they open. Meanwhile, students spent Thursday working on scheduled assignments left by their teachers.
Hudson County View
Jersey City Ward D council candidate Danielle Freire. Facebook photo.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Freire, who works as the development director for the non-profit group Building Equity & Alignment for Impact, filed her D-1 form with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (NJ ELEC) yesterday.
For the time being, she does not have a campaign chair and will serve as her own campaign treasurer.
“Our campaign is 100 percent grassroots and is powered by people who are ready to see authentic representation on city council. My run is only a small part of a larger effort that is happening on a national scale,” she said Thursday morning.
Jovina Johnson elected president of Journal Square group; W.H.A.T. offering classes | Journal Entries
Updated Feb 25, 2021;
Posted Feb 25, 2021
The Journal Square Community Association has elected Jovina Johnson as its new president. She replaces Kevin Bing, who stepped down after leading the association for the past two years.
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Journal Square Community Association elects
The Journal Square Community Association has elected Jovina Johnson as its new president. She replaces Kevin Bing, who stepped down after leading the association for the past two years. Johnson, a human resources professional, was first elected to the group’s board of trustees in February 2020.