{"id":"NJ-055","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq. (State of Emergency); P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 5","instrument":"Executive Order No. 251 (2021)","title":"Mandatory face masks in the indoor premises of all public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools for the 2021-2022 school year","dateIssued":"2021-08-06","effective":"2021-08-09 (Monday)","end":"Until revoked or modified (rescinded in March 2022 by EO 292, outside the period); in force July-Sept. 2021 from Aug. 9","startDate":"2021-08-09","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["SCH","MASK","OTHER"],"addressees":["all public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022All public, private, and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools (collectively \u0027school districts\u0027), must maintain a policy regarding mandatory use of face masks by staff, students, and visitors in the indoor portion of the school district premises, except in the following circumstances\u0022 [health, breathing difficulty, documented disability, under two, eating or drinking or playing an instrument, high-intensity activity, physical education with distance, unsafe conditions]. Para. 2: \u0022This Order shall not impact the obligation of any school district to comply with requirements issued by the CDC on masking on public transportation conveyances, including school district transportation.\u0022 Para. 7: \u0022This Order shall take effect on Monday, August 9, 2021 and shall remain in effect until revoked or modified by the Governor.\u0022","enforcement":"Para. 6: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; para. 5: no municipal or county conflicting orders","functions":["IN in-person instruction under mandatory masking","WF workforce (children in masked schools; exclusion and quarantine rules administered by local health departments)","TR school transportation under the federal conveyance order"],"notes":"Q3 2021 instrument: New Jersey\u0027s 2021-2022 school year opened under a statewide indoor mask mandate issued under the continuing State of Emergency two months after the Public Health Emergency ended.","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-251.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":115620,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-055","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-055","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 251 (2021) (Aug. 6, 2021) (Ex. NJ-055)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["NJ-056","NJ-054","NJ-057","NJ-058","NJ-061","NJ-051","NJ-052","NJ-062","NJ-050","NJ-047","NJ-049","NJ-048"]}