At their Aug. 13 meeting, they said they were in stage three, which had all students going to school on a rotating schedule. Last Monday, Newark’s schools, which educate more Black, Latino and low-income children than any other district in New Jersey, announced that classes would start the same way they ended in June: fully online. Also, now the guidelines suggest defined student groups that will spend each class together, with the same instructor all day. Details. NJ Advance Media has been able to confirm the following 158 districts are seeking state approval to start with all-remote classes for the 2020-2021 school year. Have a news tip or a story idea about New Jersey schools? N.J. schools reopening: These districts plan all-remote, virtual classes (Aug. 27, 2020 updates) By Casey Roland, Evan Slavit and Nestor F. Sebastian, nj.com 8/27/2020 … In an email to school parents today, Dionisio said that going stage 2 could help Verona to better meet the new protocols from the New Jersey Department of Health.. “Stage 2 of our school reopening plan will allow us to most effectively address these guidelines based on our current constraints,” he wrote. Do you know of a school district that’s starting remotely? NJ Advance Media staff writer Len Melisurgo contributed to this report. On Wednesday, the superintendent of a regional district in Monmouth County, N.J., criticized Mr. Murphy’s fluctuating reopening strategy — what he called a “haphazard approach” — as he announced that schools would not reopen in spite of a summer-long effort to make that possible. Still, the stakes are far higher for poor students, many of whom live in households where parents do not have the luxury to work from home or the means to pay for tutors to supplement gaps in online instruction. A review of plans shared with parents by New Jersey’s 31 former Abbott districts — historically poor, low-performing districts that sued decades ago to gain equal financial footing with affluent areas — shows that at least 26 plan to begin remotely. For many school districts, the push for all-remote instruction was prompted by lingering concerns over the coronavirus and questions over whether schools can guarantee a safe environment for students and teachers. Secondary students at Ramapo Ridge Middle School and Mahwah High School will be divided into two cohorts — "Pride" starting Sept. 8 for students with last names beginning with A-L, and "Spirit" starting Sept. 9 for students with last names beginning with L-Z. Gov. [Updated: September 13, 2020] The latest list of New Jersey's public and private school reopening plans under COVID-19, in whatever form. The plan was opposed by the Wayne Education Association, whose members favored remote teaching methods until the coronavirus pandemic has further abated. Persons who test positive for COVID-19, but who are asymptomatic should stay home for 10 days after receiving the test result. Evan Slavit may be reached at eslavit@njadvancemedia.com.