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Executive Order No. 251 (2021)

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

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. (State of Emergency); P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 5
Issued
2021-08-06 Aug. 6, 2021
Effective
2021-08-09 (Monday) (read as 2021-08-09)
End
Until revoked or modified (rescinded in March 2022 by EO 292, outside the period); in force July-Sept. 2021 from Aug. 9 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 9, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOther
Addressees
  • all public, private and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools
Functions reached
  • 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
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "All public, private, and parochial preschool programs and elementary and secondary schools, including charter and renaissance schools (collectively 'school districts'), 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" [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: "This 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." Para. 7: "This Order shall take effect on Monday, August 9, 2021 and shall remain in effect until revoked or modified by the Governor."

Enforcement

Para. 6: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; para. 5: no municipal or county conflicting orders

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument: New Jersey's 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.

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