Gov. Phil Murphy listed the state COVID-19 mask mandate in schools on Wednesday.
At a press briefing, Murphy said the mask policy is now up to individual school districts, particularly during heat waves.
Several school districts had already decided to lift mask mandates.
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District announced on Wednesday that its mask mandate was lifted for students as well as vaccinated teachers.
The regional school district s superintendent, John J. Marciante, was placed on leave by the school board on Tuesday for insisting that students keep wearing masks, except in extreme heat,