The cost of safety preparations combined with state aid cuts and remote learning has led to notices for bus drivers, cafeteria workers.
The district seeks to open with remote learning, but teachers must teach from their classrooms. Some are not happy with that requirement.
Health rules issued late Thursday that could close schools if just a few children are sick were the final push, district officials said.
NJ issued a long set of rules that districts need to follow if they want in-person instruction. Otherwise, they'll have to go remote.
Parents will get to weigh in Thursday on whether the district should start the school year with fully remote learning.
Four-hour days, mix of in-person and remote learning is the plan, but many questions remain to be settled before September.
The district will reveal its tentative plans for the fall at a virtual meeting Wednesday evening. The plans are subject to state changes.
NJ's teachers union says it's just not plausible to open up on time in September amid the coronavirus crisis. Here's why.
As planning for the 2020-2021 school year continues, the Toms River school district website has information on a variety of topics.
Five options are under discussion, but school officials say what will happen in September is still very much up in the air.
How classes will be conducted in the fall is the subject of ongoing discussions amid changing state guidelines, district officials say.
Students will have the opportunity to learn coding and how to apply it through the TechReady Code Camps this summer.
As the school district honors the Class of 2020 with virtual graduation ceremonies, plans for the in-person celebrations are announced.
With the limit on gatherings rising to 500 in July, live ceremonies are being scheduled for the three Toms River high schools.
The losing school districts – 375 of them – may be forced to raise taxes and impose staff cuts to make up for losses in 2020-21 funding.
Penalties for sinking GPAs or for dropping classes will not apply to the Spring 2020 semester under the law signed by Gov. Phil Muprhy.
They might not have a traditional graduation ceremony this year, but they've worked hard to get to this point. Here's to the class of 2020!
The district is exploring additional options after Gov. Murphy approved in-car graduations on Wednesday, the superintendent said.
The grading policy change will apply to intermediate and high school students.
A virtual ceremony now and an invitation to participate in an in-person ceremony later are among the arrangements.
The video meeting is expected to highlight efforts throughout the school district.
"Reopening schools presents serious challenges that are far more complex," the group representing education organizations said.
Nurses, truckers, police officers and a host of other front-line workers are honored in a student-and-staff video from the Toms River school
The school will be accepting food donations on Tuesday for donation within the community.
Details about the budget and the impacts of the S2 state aid cuts will be discussed and residents will be able to ask questions.
The Toms River Regional Board of Education is holding a virtual meeting for its monthly committee meetings.
Graduations — among the biggest life transitions to adulthood — are up in the air across NJ because of the coronavirus.
Students have started a petition asking the college to reconsider and postpone the commencement ceremony instead.
Get the information on how to watch the meeting, and make public comment; preliminary budget cuts will be discussed.
Efforts to promote social distancing to slow the spread of the new coronavirus are pushing the district livestream the meeting.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said a statewide shutdown of all schools is "close." Nineteen new cases were also announced.
The district will have support staff in the schools on Monday and Tuesday as digital learning starts, the superintendent said.
The district is sending students and staff home early Friday as it continues to prepare for a possible closure due to the new coronavirus.
The community college joins colleges across New Jersey that are halting in-person classes temporarily due to concerns over the coronavirus.
The North Jersey university is moving its classes online at all campuses; Ocean County College is following suit, it announced.
District officials say they're disinfecting surfaces and preparing in case there's a need for virtual learning.
The hiring freeze is a result of the ongoing state aid cuts imposed under S2. The district is continuing to fight the cuts.
The lesson's aim was "this appalling but nevertheless real facet of our nation’s history more fully resonate with students," officials said.
Students say Lawrence Cuneo is sensitive and compassionate; his hands-on lesson was voluntary and he never singled anyone out, they said.
Teacher Lawrence Cuneo, who's also mayor of Pine Beach, is accused of kicking students during the lesson, according to a report.