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Ex. ECO-B-028 Order Primary source read

Executive Order No. 175

Reopening of schools for the 2020-2021 school year: in-person, hybrid or all-remote instruction; mandatory face coverings; full-time remote option for parents

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2020-08-13 Aug. 13, 2020
Effective
August 13, 2020 (read as 2020-08-13)
End
2020-2021 school year (superseded by later orders) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
Aug. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • public school districts
  • nonpublic schools
  • staff, students and visitors
Functions reached
  • WF (parents of students in remote or hybrid instruction through 2020-21)
  • SCH
Collection
Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'1. Effective immediately, Executive Order Nos. 104 (2020) and 107 (2020) are hereby superseded to the extent that they [require school buildings to] remain closed.' Health and safety standards include 'b. Mandatory use of face coverings by staff, students, and visitors' (with exceptions). Districts unable to satisfy the standards 'shall... begin the 2020-2021 school year with remote instruction for all students'; schools resuming in-person instruction 'shall permit students to engage in full-time remote learning upon the request of a parent or guardian.'

Enforcement

N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49, -50

Notes

The fall 2020 remote/hybrid regime with force of law.

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