Replies(28) Governor Murphy Press Conference (Thomas P. Costello/ Gannett) (Rich Hundley/Trentonian) Governor Phil Murphy holds a Covid-19 press conference on June 9, 2020. (Edwin J. Torres/ NJ Governor’s Office) NEW JERSEY – New Jersey school districts have stepped up their demands to get teachers vaccinated against COVID-19 now that Gov. Phil Murphy has offered a possible timeline for educators to get "shots in the arm." A growing list of districts are now calling on Murphy to add teachers to the eligibility list, with one New Jersey superintendent saying this week that it's time to "normalize" the school day by making the classrooms safer and getting educators vaccinated.