{"id":404099,"date":"2022-02-07T18:06:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-jersey-to-drop-school-mask-mandate-in-march-phil-murphy\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T15:06:46","slug":"new-jersey-to-drop-school-mask-mandate-in-march-phil-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-jersey-to-drop-school-mask-mandate-in-march-phil-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Jersey to drop school mask mandate in March: Phil Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#New Jersey to drop school mask mandate in March: Phil Murphy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is set to finally drop his school mask mandate from next month \u2014 as New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul face pressure to do the same.   <\/p>\n<p>Murphy will officially announce the elimination of his mandate requiring students and teachers to wear masks on Monday afternoon, administration officials told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/coronavirus\/2022\/02\/07\/nj-covid-phil-murphy-mask-mandate-schools\/6687785001\/\">NorthJersey.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>School officials will be in charge of deciding whether masks will still be required when the statewide mandate is lifted on March 7, the officials said. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic governor\u2019s pending announcement comes a month after he renewed his mask mandate in schools as the Omicron variant was driving up COVID case numbers and hospitalizations.<\/p>\n<p>Mask mandates in schools have become a controversial issue nationwide amid the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>Adams and Hochul have been facing mounting calls to do away with the Empire State\u2019s own mandate that requires children to mask up in classrooms. <\/p>\n<p>Hizzoner faced backlash on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> Sunday after a photo emerged of him without a mask in an NYC restaurant \u2014 just two weeks after he insisted face coverings would remain in schools for now.   <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Phil Murphy.\" class=\"wp-image-21118061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will officially announce the elimination of his mandate requiring students and teachers to wear masks on Monday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lev Radin\/Pacific Press via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-feat-image.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy talks to students.\" class=\"wp-image-21118072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-feat-image.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-feat-image.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-feat-image.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Last month, NJ Gov. Phil Murpjy renewed his mask mandate in schools as the Omicron variant was driving up COVID case numbers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mary Altaffer\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Adams was not breaking any state or city rules by going maskless inside the Bronx Little Italy restaurant, critics argued it was hypocritical to force kids to still don face coverings in school. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMasks for thee but NOT for ME: NYC Mayor Eric Adams, already a dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment and proof that New Yorkers can\u2019t vote responsibly, is caught maskless days after doubling down on the mask mandate for schools. Cover that hypocritical cake hole, Mr. Mayor!\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SerendipityDizl\/status\/1490680570556391428\">one Twitter user<\/a> said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats are mocking and laughing at you while putting your children through hell. There\u2019s no other way to describe it anymore except pure evil,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crockett202\/status\/1490652769841205248\">another Twitter user wrote<\/a> alongside the photo of Adams. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Students in masks.\" class=\"wp-image-21118104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mask mandates in schools have become a controversial issue nationwide amid the pandemic.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York\u2019s statewide mask mandate\u00a0for schools\u00a0is set to expire on Feb. 21 and Hochul hasn\u2019t publicly indicated whether she intends to make any changes. <\/p>\n<p>The Big Apple has its own mask mandates \u2014 and Adams doubled down as recently as Jan. 25, saying he considers mandating masks a way to keep city schools open.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Masked students.\" class=\"wp-image-21118078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/murphy-masks-jersey-schools-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NY Gov. Kathy Hochul have been facing mounting calls to do away with the state\u2019s school mask mandate.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mary Altaffer\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe believe\u00a0that it\u2019s allowing us to keep our schools open, as part of our overall safety plan,\u201d Adams told 1010 WINS last month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people\u00a0wanted schools to close, I was very clear that I was not going to close. Our children need to be in schools. It\u2019s the safest place for children and we\u2019re going to continue to have the mandate\u00a0in place.\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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