South Brunswick School District Goes Full-Remote Until Dec. 14

SOUTH RBUNSWICK, NJ — South Brunswick School District has decided to pause the reopening of special education classes and Remote Learning Centers, due to the growing number of coronavirus cases in town and the county.

In a letter to the school community on Saturday, Superintendent Scott Feder said beginning Monday, all students will be moved to the remote learning model. He said the school district will not be opening until Dec. 14.

“To assist you in planning, we will not be opening again until, at earliest, December 14th, which is 14 days after the Thanksgiving weekend. I will keep you updated if we are given different guidance at any point,” said Feder.

Last week, Feder said the school district was working to reopen Remote Learning Centers as soon as Monday.

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Feder informed parents and guardians that Brunswick Acres Elementary School closed for 14 days after being impacted by COVID-19. The districts Varsity Football team had their final game cancelled and the entire front office of the transportation department was placed in quarantine.

“It seems that every time we have a move forward, we get jolted back,” he said.

Currently, Middlesex County is in the “high risk” assessment of COVID-19 — also called the “Orange Zone.” According to the Department of Health, when a town or county move to the Orange Zone, it is highly recommended that schools go fully remote.

Feder said that leadership of the Communicable Disease Service and County Health Department Director met with the County Superintendent last week, and said they expect the county to move from orange to the red zone by this week.

“As per the Governor, when the region is Red, it is mandatory to provide only virtual learning for all schools in the region,” Feder said.

He said if the region does reach and remain in red, or if there is a directive to stay virtual, the district will be “forced to remain remote until such a time as the Health Department changes that designation.”

“Please have back-up plans that go as far out as Jan.19,” said Feder.

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