New Jersey schools are backpedaling on coronavirus plans after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state will allow in-person graduations.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New Jersey schools are upending plans for graduation following word from Gov. Phil Murphy this week that the state will allow in-person, socially-distanced commencement ceremonies.
Murphy announced Tuesday that the state will allow outdoor graduation ceremonies starting July 6. Late on Wednesday, the state Education Department issued more detailed guidelines, including a requirement that events be held outdoors, that families stay 6 feet apart and that districts"strongly encourage" attendees to wear face coverings.
Dario Sforza, superintendent of Henry P. Becton Regional School District in East Rutherford, tweeted at Murphy last week, showing how a graduation ceremony could be done safely at the high school's football fields with wider distances between people than those at reopened beaches.Bottom: Proposed Outside Graduation 🎓 4 special #Classof2020 in late June of 2020-TY 🙏 pic.twitter.com/Jta37mQeSL"This is more than a graduation," Sforza said.
Changing graduation plansBecton Regional's tentative plan includes designated spots on the football field, 10 to 12 feet apart, for people to sit. Between one and three family members would be allowed at commencement. Security would be tight and the ceremony would be kept short to limit the need for restrooms.
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