UpdatedThu, May 27, 2021 at 10:14 am ET
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(Thomas Costello/Gannett)
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated his position that New Jersey students and staff likely still be wearing masks when the 2021-22 school year starts in September, but he did offer wiggle room for high school students and others who already have been vaccinated.
Murphy, speaking during his Wednesday news conference, first acknowledged that his statements were predictions and that a lot could change by early September.
"My guess is we're likely to be masked, for the simple reason that only a couple weeks ago were we able to get 12- to 15-year-olds vaccinated," Murphy said in reply to a reporter's question about letters from two Ocean County school districts urging him to drop the mask mandate.