Elementary kids are in school 5 days a week at this N.J. district but teachers’ union says it’s not safe
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
Sarah Sheck, a first year teacher, has her kindergarten class at Sycamore Drive Elementary School in Hazlet line up for a bathroom break. Friday, September 11, 2020.
Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media
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The teachers union in Holmdel Township is voicing concerns over the district’s return to five-day-a-week, in-person instruction at its elementary schools amid a surging number of coronavirus cases across New Jersey.
The district, which was previously on a hybrid schedule, went back to full in-person learning in mid-December. Students at its two elementary schools report five times a week, while middle and high schoolers are following a half-day schedule, but parents can choose to continue entirely remote instruction for their children.