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COVID-19MaplewoodOpinionSchools / KidsSouth Orange
OPINION: Ending Indoor K-12 Mask Mandate Puts Vulnerable Community Members at Risk
“If the goal is for children to be in school, mandatory indoor masking for all is the most effective way to keep our schools open safely.”
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Schools Lift Indoor K-12 Mask Mandate Effective March 14
From the South Orange-Maplewood School District: Good Afternoon SOMSD Community, Based on the updated…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
‘Let’s Get to the Finish Line’—Some SOMA Parents Push Back on Calls to End Indoor Mask Mandate in Schools
“Personally, I feel comfortable with the original plan of keeping masks at least until April vacation and then perhaps eliminating the mandate. By that point in time, I hope we will see that cases continue to decline and/or stay at a relatively low level.”
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COVID-19MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
SOMSD Surveys Parents About Masks, Will Remove Plastic Barriers Starting March 7
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is asking parents to respond to a survey about…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood BOE Approves ’22-23 & ’23-24 Academic School Year Calendars
From the South Orange Maplewood School District: SOMSD’S 2022-23 & 2023-24 academic school calendars…
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Arts & CultureMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
CHS Jazz Ensemble Concert Featured Works by Miles Davis, Count Basie & More
The following story is reported and written by Columbia High School student Gwyneth Brown.…
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood Students Experienced Learning Loss–Especially in Math–During Pandemic, Assessments Show
by Lela Mooreby Lela MooreWant to know what is happening in your community? WE MAKE IT EASY! Try…
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GovernmentMaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood District Seeking to Fully Outsource Bus Drivers, Bus Aides
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is seeking to fully privatize transportation services, outsourcing the work of 26 full- and part-time employees, according to officials.
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MaplewoodSchools / KidsSouth Orange
South Orange-Maplewood School District Asked to Denounce Anti-Semitism, Defend Teacher
At the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education meeting on February 24, a letter presented by a community member asked that the school district “publicly acknowledge and renounce the antisemitism that has surfaced” regarding an incident …