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COVID-19: Central Jersey School District Reports 23 New Coronavirus Cases COVID-19: Central Jersey School District Reports 23 New Coronavirus Cases
Covid-19: Central Jersey School District Reports 23 New Coronavirus Cases A Central Jersey school district has reported at least 23 new positive coronavirus cases in the past two weeks, officials said. The outbreak has prompted one school within the Middletown Township Public Schools to return to "all-remote" instruction, the district announced in a note to parents. Thompson Middle School, which has suffered nearly one-third of the district's new COVID-19 cases, returned to all-remote learning on Monday due to seven new positive cases, school district officials said. Thompson M.S. will remain closed to students and staff through Nov. 18, school officials said.&nb…

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NJ Teen Says He Was Kicked Out Of Class For Keeping Trump Flag NJ Teen Says He Was Kicked Out Of Class For Keeping Trump Flag
NJ Teen Says He Was Kicked Out Of Class For Keeping Trump Flag A 17-year-old high school student in New Jersey removed himself from a virtual chemistry class after being asked and subsequently refusing to take down a flag displaying his support for President Trump. Anthony Ribeiro had logged in early to his remote chemistry class with Toms River High School North teacher Andrew Gilman on Oct. 8, he told Daily Voice. That particular day, he decided to display a banner depicting President Trump’s '2020 Keep America Great!' slogan that he had received for his birthday earlier in the week, he said. While he had gotten through his first several remote clas…

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Manaquan High School Goes All-Virtual Due To New Coronavirus Cases Manaquan High School Goes All-Virtual Due To New Coronavirus Cases
Manaquan High School Goes All-Virtual Due To New Coronavirus Cases With the discovery of three new COVID-19 cases in Manasquan, the school district has opted to keep high school students home for all-virtual learning. Also, SAT and ACT tests have been cancelled at Manasquan for the next two weekends, officials said. Remote learning will be effective until Oct. 18, according to Manasquan Superintendent of Schools Frank Kasyan. There's no evidence that the three cases are connected in any way, Kasyan said in a letter to parents.  All three students were infected from separate sources outside of school, Kasyan said.  While Manasquan High Sch…

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Two More Central Jersey School Districts Report Positive Coronavirus Cases Two More Central Jersey School Districts Report Positive Coronavirus Cases
Two More Central Jersey School Districts Report Positive Coronavirus Cases School districts in Middlesex and Monmouth counties have reported new positive cases of COVID-19, authorities said.  In-person learning was suspended at Raritan Valley Elementary School in Hazlet due to two unrelated cases, officials said. Neither case was contracted at the school. A pair of positive cases were reported in East Brunswick (one per school), and presumptive positive cases in two others, officials said. Schools Superintendent Victor Valeski said none of the people were infected in a school building. Middletown Township Public Schools temporarily returned to all-…

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by Jon Craig