Jersey City public schools expected to reopen April 26, but could COVID variants change plans? Updated Apr 07, 2021; Posted Apr 07, 2021 Jersey City Board of Education President Mussab Ali holds up a graph at a joint meeting of the school board and the city council. Facebook Share Jersey City public schools are expected to open on April 26 for in-person instruction, but coronavirus variants and their effects on children could change the district’s plans. Board of Education President Mussab Ali said the schools are still on course to reopen, but there is some concern over some of the variations of COVID-19 that have triggered a third wave of the virus. He said Superintendent Franklin Walker will make his final decision on April 19 at the BOE caucus.