Hazlet Schools To Go Remote Days After Spring Break

HAZLET, NJ - Students at Hazlet Public Schools will be participating in all-virtual instruction in the days following spring break, according to a statement posted to the district website. The schedule change comes amid a slew of projected post-travel quarantines and staff shortages.

In the statement, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Scott Ridley announced that students will attend all-virtual classes on April 6 and 7. The in-person schedule will resume on Thursday, April 8.
“With over 100 staff members scheduled to receive their second vaccination shot on those days (which can cause a significant reaction) and a number of additional staff having to quarantine following travel over break, we are announcing this transition in the best interests of health & safety,” Ridley wrote.

“We have been proactive in vaccinating our staff through a program made available by the Visiting Nurses Association and they determine the scheduling of shots which has resulted in this transition to two days of virtual instruction.” Read more: Hundreds Of Holmdel, Hazlet School Staff Set To Receive COVID Vax

Hazlet isn’t the first district to go virtual during the latest COVID-19 case spike in Monmouth County. Students at Holmdel High School have been virtual since March 19, and don’t expect to return to the classroom until early April. Read more: Holmdel HS Goes Remote Following 'Multiple Social Gatherings'

As of March 24, Hazlet Township has reported 1793 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. Over 240 cases have been reported this month alone.

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