NO WORD ON HOW LONG IT WOULD
THEN TAKE TO ACTUALLY SEE
DISPENSE REE
DISPENSARIES IN NEW YORK STATE.
>>> THE ROAD TO RECOVERY AND
KIDS GETTING BACK TO THE
CLASSROOM.
TODAY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION
ANNOUNCED A MULTI-BILLION PLAN
TO GET KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.
GOVERNMENT PHIL MURPHY SAYS HE
PLANS TO HAVE EVERYONE BACK BY
FALL.
HE SAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CAN
APPLY THE P3-FOOT GUIDELINES,
ALONG WITH HIGH SCHOOLS IN LOW
OR MODERATE RISK AREAS.
HIGH RISK AREAS DO HAVE TO KEEP
THE 6-FOOT DISTANCE.
MORE ON WHAT PARENTS NEED TO
KNOW.
A LOT OF CHANGES, BRIAN.
>> Reporter: YEAH, THIS IN
EFFECT, ADAM, WILL ALLOW SCHOOLS
TO GO BACK TO NORMAL CLASS SIZE
IN MOST CASES.
JUST 3 FEET OF SEPARATION IS
PRETTY TYPICAL OF WHAT THEY
USUALLY HAVE.
AND AT THIS POINT THE GOVERNOR
THINKS THIS WILL BE A
GAME-CHANGER FOR SCHOOLS.
>>
THIS LITTLE GIRL AND STUDENTS
ACROSS NEW JERSEY WILL SOON BE
WADDLING CLOSER TOGETHER.
NEW JERSEY ADOPTING NEW CDC
GUIDANCE ALLOWING 3 FEET OF
SEPARATION INSTEAD OF 6 IN ALL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS
IN LOW AND MEDIUM RISK ZONES.
HERE IN MONMOUTH BEACH WHERE
CLASSES HAVE BEEN FULL-TIME,
IN-PERSON ALL SCHOOL YEAR LONG,
A SENSE THAT 3 FEET CAN BE A
GIANT STEP FOR KIDS, ACCORDING
TO SUPERINTENDENT.
>> THAT IS WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SOCIAL SKILLS REALLY DOES
TAKE PLACE AND THE ABILITY TO
PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS IN
AUTHENTIC SITUATIONS, HAS REALLY
BEEN LIMITED THIS YEAR.
>> Reporter: THESE SEE-THROUGH
BARRIERS AND DESKS CAN ALSO BE
REMOVED, THE EVIDENCE SHOWING
VERY LITTLE OR IN MOST CASES NO
IN-SCHOOL TRANSMISSION.
MONMOUTH BEACH MAY LEAVE THEM UP
A LITTLE LONGER, ACCORDING TO
THE SUPERINTENDENT, BUT
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER DEBBIE
MARINO, SAYS HER STUDENTS WILL
RISE TO THE TASK.
>> I THINK THE KIDS ARE BETTER
THAN THE ADULTS ADULTS.
>> Reporter: STUDENTS WEAR
PLASTIC SHIELDS IN ADDITION TO
MASKS.
GOVERNOR MURPHY SAYS THE SHIELDS
CAN GO, B THE MASKS WILL HAVE
TO STAY, EVERYWHERE.
AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE
POSSIBLE OPTIO OF VIRTUAL
SCHOOL COME THIS FALL, AN
EMPHATIC NO.
>> AS WE’RE SITTING HERE NOW,
NO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WE WANT TO BE -- I WANT TO BE
UNQUIV COOL
UN
UNEQUIVOCAL ABOUT THIS.
WE ARE EXPECTING MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY IN PERSON, EVERY SCHOOL,
EVERY DISTRICT.
>> Reporter: MORE GOOD NEWS
ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AND NATION.
AT A WHITE HOUSE EDUCATION
SUMMIT TODAY, WORD OF $81
BILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
MONEY TO GO TO SCHOOLS
NATIONWIDE.
ON THE "TODAY" SHOW, EDUCATION
SECRETARY MIGUEL CARDONA.
>> THIS IS A LONG-TERM PROJECT
TO RECONNECT WITH SOME OF THE
LEARNING LOSS THAT HAPPENED.
IT’S GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL
YEARS.
>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH THE
SEPARATION IS JUST 3 FEET NOW,
ESPECIALLY IN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS, THE GOVERNOR MADE IT
CLEAR PEOPLE, STUDENTS,
TEACHERS, STILL HAVE TO WEAR