N.J. Governor: Anyone Telling You that We Can Safely Reopen Our Schools Without Mask Mandates Is ‘Lying’

MURPHY So I want ░░░░░░░░ be also clear that ░░░░░░░░ schools will open for ░░░░░░░░ time in person instruction ░░░░░░░░ previously announced We remain ░░░░░░░░ in the recognition that ░░░░░░░░ children learn better in ░░░░░░░░ classroom setting tailored for ░░░░░░░░ educations Allow me if ░░░░░░░░ made a step back ░░░░░░░░ just a minute the ░░░░░░░░ and safety of our ░░░░░░░░ is among if not ░░░░░░░░ most sacred responsibility as ░░░░░░░░ is by the way ░░░░░░░░ any governor There are ░░░░░░░░ that are and must ░░░░░░░░ remain above politics and ░░░░░░░░ is one of them ░░░░░░░░ telling you that we ░░░░░░░░ safely reopen our schools ░░░░░░░░ requiring everyone inside to ░░░░░░░░ is quite simply lying ░░░░░░░░ you Because we can ░░░░░░░░ I want as much ░░░░░░░░ me as much as ░░░░░░░░ else in our state ░░░░░░░░ see our kids smiles ░░░░░░░░ they start their school ░░░░░░░░ but I do not ░░░░░░░░ to see it at ░░░░░░░░ same time any of ░░░░░░░░ getting sick needlessly or ░░░░░░░░ have to shut down ░░░░░░░░ and go remote because ░░░░░░░░ an outbreak and especially ░░░░░░░░ a dangerous variant that ░░░░░░░░ putting kids in its ░░░░░░░░ Absent of this requirement ░░░░░░░░ s exactly where we ░░░░░░░░ end up And that ░░░░░░░░ not speculation If you ░░░░░░░░ to what s already ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere across the country ░░░░░░░░ schools that have already ░░░░░░░░ and are mostly in ░░░░░░░░ southern part of the ░░░░░░░░ without a mask requirement ░░░░░░░░ is not a matter ░░░░░░░░ if we would have ░░░░░░░░ school closing outbreak but ░░░░░░░░ For this moment getting ░░░░░░░░ kids safely back in ░░░░░░░░ classroom requires them and ░░░░░░░░ educators and staff to ░░░░░░░░ the upcoming school year ░░░░░░░░ their masks.”