Barnegat Schools Go Remote Amid NJ Coronavirus Spread

BARNEGAT, NJ — It's going to be a while before students return to Barnegat schools. The Barnegat Township School District will conduct remote learning Tuesday through April 9.

Monday is a professional-development day for staff only. The Board of Education will convene at 2 p.m. in Barnegat High School for an emergency meeting to discuss the Virtual Schooling Plan.

Spring break takes place the week after April 9. The district will evaluate whether students will be able to return to school on April 20, according to the Friday letter from Superintendent Brian Latwis.

Learning

Students will use online platforms such as Google Classroom. Directions will come from each child's teachers starting Tuesday.

If you don't have internet access of need different arrangements, you can pick up hard copies of lessons and materials from your child's school.

"I would ask that you email your child's Principal for specifics," Latwis said.

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Meals

The district's food-service provider developed a grab-and-go program. Each school will prepare meals and make them available for pickup for students eligible for free or reduced meals.

Families can pick up food packages between 10 a.m. and noon from the following locations:

• Barnegat High School (for JTDS students also)
• Cecil S. Collins Elementary
• Robert L. Horbelt
• Lillian Dunfee

The district recommends picking up from the location closest to your home.

Around New Jersey

The number of statewide presumptive positive cases also nearly doubled on Friday, from 29 to 50, according to Governor Phil Murphy. The governor recommended schools shift students to learning from home and said school closures are "inevitable." Read more: Gov. Murphy: Closing NJ Schools 'Inevitable,' Cases Nearly Double

State officials reported Ocean County's first presumptive positive case: a 72-year-old Manchester man. He is hospitalized at Ocean Medical Center, recovering in stable condition. Read more: Manchester Man 1st Ocean County Coronavirus Case: Officials

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