Hudson Reporter × Mayor James Davis (left with suit), Business Administrator Dan Castles (center) and Superintendent of Schools John Niesz (right) greet students at Bayonne High School on their return to classrooms on May 3. The Bayonne School District has shifted from virtual instruction to hybrid instruction. Students had the option to remain under virtual instruction through Schoology or to return to the classroom under a hybrid model. “It’s a great day in Bayonne,” Mayor James Davis said as schools reopened on May 3. According to Superintendent of Schools John Niesz, approximately 40 percent of students chose the hybrid route. Students who opted to do so reentered the classroom for the first time since March of 2020, when the district shifted to virtual instruction due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.