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PARSIPPANY, NJ - While the plans aren't finalized or official, the Parsippany Troy-Hills School District released their preliminary some preliminary details to reopen for fall 2020.

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"So you're gonna have half of the classroom on each week," Eastlake Elementary Principal Sebastian Powell told CBS News. "The students will come in one week, they'll be here for four days, and then they'll go to distance learning the next week while the other cohort comes in."

While they are still finalizing their plan, some rooms in the Parsippany, New Jersey school have already been adjusted with half the number of usual desks, just 11, spaced six feet apart and with dividers separating them. Students attending school in-person must wear a mask, and walk the hallways according to what Powell called "a lane" designated for each way to avoid crowding, he said in the report.

The Parsippany School District did not confirm the details to Patch, commenting only that the plan was not finalized.

Gov. Phil Murphy has issued a list of rules and guidelines for reopening schools this fall amid the coronavirus outbreak. But he's also said that he could force students back to virtual learning if cases spike up again. Read more: Gov. Murphy Issues NJ School Reopening Rules Amid Coronavirus

New Jersey teachers, meanwhile, have developed a back-to-school plan with a set of possible ground rules amid the coronavirus. Read more: NJ Teachers Develop Possible Back-To-School Coronavirus Rules

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