Union County School Goes Virtual Due To COVID Increase

PLAINFIELD, NJ — Plainfield Public Schools announced on Monday that classes across the district will be virtual for the next few days, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases across the state.

Dr. Diana Mitchell, Superintendent of Schools, made the announcement via a district-wide message alerting parents and staff.

“Due to an increase in COVID cases throughout New Jersey, all in-district students will be virtual from 12/21/21 to 12/23/21. Out-of-District students will follow their school schedule," Mitchell added, “We will continue to work with the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to decide the best and safest way to return to school in January.”

The news of the virtual move comes after schools statewide are seeing a spike in COVID-19 outbreaks. From Dec. 6 to Dec. 12, 47 new COVID school outbreaks were reported in New Jersey impacting 231 students and 42 staff members across 110 municipalities, Gov. Phil Murphy during a news conference on Monday.

In total New Jersey has reported 248 COVID school outbreaks with 1,159 students and 191 staff members impacted since the beginning of the school year.