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Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey
Bricks 4 Kidz Uses Legos To Teach STEM In North Jersey A new learning center in Bergen County has discovered an innovative method to help give kids a STEM education. Bricks 4 Kidz recently opened a learning center at 530 Piermont Road in Closter. The franchise has 10 locations throughout the Garden State and has learning centers nationwide.  Brandy Sharrock and Charles Tsocanos oversee the Closter location with the goal of making STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education fun. They offer afterschool programs, as well as summer camps and birthday parties, with getting to build Legos being the main attraction. "The kids are oft…

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by Sam Barron
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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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by Jon Craig
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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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by Valerie Musson
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COVID-19: Pair Of Morris County Students Test Positive COVID-19: Pair Of Morris County Students Test Positive
Covid-19: Pair Of Morris County Students Test Positive A pair of Morris County students have tested positive for COVID-19. Kinnelon Superintendent Diane DiGiuseppe warned parents in an Oct. 11 letter that the high school could switch to virtual learning pending more information from contact tracers. A member of the Hanover Park football -- who played Kinnelon last week -- also tested positive, DiGiuseppe said. She urged parents to closely monitor their children for COVID-19 symptoms. "Cleaning and disinfecting of all exposed areas has been completed," she said. "The school is also taking precautions to prevent the introduction and spread of vi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
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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by Jon Craig
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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
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COVID-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Elizabeth School Closes For Day After Staffer Tests Positive An Elizabeth school closed for a day after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy closed Friday for cleaning and will reopen Monday, a district spokesperson told NJ.com. There were no other known cases in the district and it was likely that the staff member contracted the virus outside of work, the spokesperson said. The district was among the first in the state to push for virtual learning. The year began with students learning virtually and teachers live-streaming in the classrooms Friday.

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by Cecilia Levine