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Parents file federal lawsuit to reopen NJ school district
Clip: 1/6/2021 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Testing would be required, as it is for the adults, every two weeks.
Parents in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district are concerned that school reopening dates will be pushed back like they’ve been since September. In Newark, the teacher’s union is calling for all students to be tested for COVID-19 before they’re allowed in the building.
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Parents file federal lawsuit to reopen NJ school district
Clip: 1/6/2021 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Parents in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school district are concerned that school reopening dates will be pushed back like they’ve been since September. In Newark, the teacher’s union is calling for all students to be tested for COVID-19 before they’re allowed in the building.
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