In the early days of the pandemic, school districts around the nation scrambled to purchase clear plastic desk shields. With limited understanding of how.
NEWARK - OhioCAN and Newark Homeless Outreach aims to stomp out stigma related to addiction and homelessness.
On Saturday, May 15 OhioCAN/Newark Homeless Outreach will host their annual event Steps of Change. They are starting out the event with a 5k one-mile Memorial walk at 10:00 a.m. to raise awareness. The walk is meant to remember those the community has lost and those who continue to struggle with substance use, mental health and the unsheltered community.
“Walk a Mile in my Shoes,” will be a shoe memorial to signify those family members who continue to struggle or who have passed from the disease of addiction, as well as those that struggling with homelessness. The public is invited and children are encouraged to come.
NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) The two largest cities in New Jersey announced Friday that due to the high COVID-19 transmission rate, school buildings will stay closed to in-person learning through at least April.
Students enrolled in the Jersey City and Newark public schools will remain in Phase I of remote learning through April 21, 2021, officials said, with a decision forthcoming for after that date.
The districts are expected to release further information within the next week.
The decision comes amid heightened concerns from teachers and union officials regarding the continued spread of the coronavirus.
Earlier this week, the president of the Newark Teachers Union demanded that all teachers and at least the students from middle school and up be tested for COVID-19 before any in-school instruction happens.