Hillsborough Township Public Schools prepare to welcome back students for more in-person instruction
More in-person instruction for students in the Hillsborough Township Public School District is on the horizon.
On April 19, the school district will welcome back fifth and sixth graders, middle school students and high schoolers into the classroom for four days of half-day in-person instruction.
According to Superintendent of Schools Lisa Antunes, around 660 fifth and sixth graders are expected to partake in the new phase-in plan the school district is providing two weeks after students return from spring break, while approximately 1,780 students in grades 7-12 will come back to the classroom for more in-person instruction.
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The Somerset County Education Association(SCEA) welcomes Gov. Phil Murphy s decision Monday to expand COVID-19 vaccine availability to teachers and daycare workers. (Montana Samuels/Patch)
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ The Somerset County Education Association(SCEA) welcomes Gov. Phil Murphy s decision Monday to expand COVID-19 vaccine availability to teachers and daycare workers. We welcome Governor Murphy s announcement today and recognition of the critical importance of vaccine access for school employees. Ensuring access to the vaccine is the quickest way to assist with providing stability to our students, safety to our members and a major step towards the normalcy that all of New Jersey is seeking during this difficult time, said Henry Goodhue, SCEA first vice president.
February is
Black History Month, it’s something that no American of any race, color, or creed should forget. African Americans, the decendants of slaves and slaves themselves fought for freedom that was only at best was in the
promissory note of the
Emancipation Proclamation.
Those men, and women in the case of Harriett Tubman and Sojourner Truth, paved the way for freedom for African Americans and all others who benefited from what they fought for: women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and other Hispanics, Asian Americans, and LGBTQ Americans.
That promise being made then, must be kept today, to the descendents of this men, as well as all who benefited through their sacrifice: even the Southern Whites who at the time did not know then, or all too often today, that they too needed emancipation.
Hillsborough superintendent addresses COVID-related issues within the school district
Students in the Hillsborough Township Public Schools who have an Individualized Education Program or who are taking English as a Second Language will have the opportunity to access more in-person instruction for the rest of the school year.
According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lisa Antunes, the school district is currently discussing a plan to accommodate those student populations to have four days of in-person instruction once they feel the schools are safe to do so.
The school district has been offering four days of in-person instruction to severely disabled students this school year, Antunes said.