Sparta NJ schools' plan to return to in-person learning derailed
Sparta schools had planned to go back to in-person learning on Monday, but COVID cases derailed the plan for the middle and high schools.
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Sparta schools had planned to go back to in-person learning on Monday, but COVID cases derailed the plan for the middle and high schools.
The plan will be implemented in two phases, with the current hybrid system of alternating weeks of remote and in-person instruction remaining in place for another month.
UpdatedTue, Feb 23, 2021 at 2:32 pm ET Reply A 47-year-old Wall Township man was under investigation for threatening ‘physical violence’ against a board of education 80 miles away. (Shutterstock) WALL, NJ - A Wall Township man allegedly threatened physical violence against board of education officials in Sussex County, authorities said Monday. In a Facebook comment, the 47-year-old resident (whose name was not released by police) argued in a thread regarding Sussex County's Sparta Township Public Schools that "if [schools] don't open soon, it will be time for physical violence against t...
Comments on Facebook stated that "if (schools) don't open soon, it will be time for physical violence" against those keeping the schools closed.
Remote or in-person learning? Here is what Sussex County school district are doing New Jersey Herald Most Sussex County public schools switched to fully remote learning schedules just before Thanksgiving and expected to reopen in mid-January. Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the plan has changed for some districts that have opted to extend the remote instruction. The Newton school district announced Friday that it will remain fully remote through at least next week after originally planning to resume in-person learning Tuesday. The district was one of several in the county, including S...