Parents sue Scotch Plains-Fanwood district to open schools
Five parents are going to court to demand an end to remote learning in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood district.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday against Superintendent Joan Mast and the Board of Education argues that the unconstitutional, random and arbitrary continued shutdown of in-school learning has resulted isolation and ineffective education for students.
Mast said in a message to the district on Aug. 23 that a delay in the replacement of filters in school buildings would delay the start of in-person learning until Nov. 20. But an increase in positive coronavirus cases statewide, including 15 positive cases impacting six schools and 84 people in quarantine, delayed the start of classroom instruction until Jan. 19, according to a message from Mast on Nov. 15.