Schools
Snow Day Called For Middletown Schools Monday
The Middletown school district said it is already struggling with teacher and school bus driver staffing shortages.
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — Middletown joined a large list of Monmouth County school districts that decided to make Monday, January 3 a snow day, due to the first winter storm of the season bearing down on Central and South Jersey.
The Middletown school district did say that the decision to close was in part because it is already struggling with teacher and school bus staffing shortages, due to so many teachers and others currently having to quarantine due to COVID. Also, teachers who live in Ocean County and areas south stayed home due to the snow.
"All district schools will be closed due to the forecast for inclement weather, which has further impacted transportation and staffing shortages," said the Middletown district. "At this time, we anticipate schools to open as scheduled on Tuesday, January 4."
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for parts of New Jersey for Monday, with the potential for up to 12 inches of snow accumulation. The warning is in effect through Monday at 4 p.m.
Central and southern New Jersey are expected to pick up the brunt of the winter storm with predicted accumulations between 8 and 12 inches. Read: Winter Storm Warning In 8 NJ Counties, 40-MPH Winds
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According to NJ.com, these are all the Monmouth County school districts that made Monday a snow day:
- Colts Neck
- Eatontown
- Freehold Borough
- Freehold Regional
- Freehold Township
- Holmdel
- Howell
- Keyport
- Manalapan
- Marlboro
- Middletown
- Millstone
- Monmouth County Vocational School District
- Monmouth Regional High School District
- Ocean Township
- Oceanport
- Shore Regional
- Tinton Falls
- Union Beach
- Upper Freehold Regional
- Wall
- West Long Branch
A winter storm warning is in effect for these counties as of 9 a.m. on Monday:
- Ocean
- Cumberland
- Gloucester
- Cape May
- Camden
- Salem
- Atlantic
- Burlington
Monmouth County is under a winter weather advisory, not a winter storm warning. Monmouth County appears to be the northern-most area affected by this storm, say forecasters.
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