On March 16, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued an Executive Order which, among many other things, closed schools and moved education to home-schooling and online learning. This included Special Education services. Governor Murphy has since announced that Extended School Year (ESY) will be permitted to take place in-person beginning on July 6th, and the state has outlined specific guidelines to ensure the safety of all students, staff, and families. Please note that schools are deciding on an individual basis whether or not they will have in-person or virtual ESY.
Since the stay-at-home order, we have heard from thousands of families with students in special education who are struggling to provide learning opportunities to their children and effectively deal with the lack of support services and therapies their child would typically receive each day. It has been an extremely challenging time for all the families.
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