DISTRICT COVID UPDATE: 9/17/21

Dear School Community,                                                                                        

This announcement is to inform you that the district was notified of six (6) new confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) since our report on 9-10-2021.  

Raritan High School reported one (1) new case. Contact tracing has been completed and quarantines are in place as needed.

Hazlet Middle School reported one (1) new case.  Contact tracing has been completed and quarantines are in place as needed.

Cove Road  School reported one (1) new case. Contact tracing has been completed and quarantines are in place as needed.

Beers Street School  reported one (1) new case. The individuals have had no recent contact with the district, and no further action was needed.

Middle Road School reported one (1) new case. The individuals have had no recent contact with the district, and no further action was needed.

Raritan Valley School reported one (1) new case.  The individuals have had no recent contact with the district, and no further action was needed.

We will continue to monitor and coordinate cases as they evolve. Stakeholders from individual schools where cases occur will be notified within 36 hours; aggregated totals for all eight schools will be posted on the district website on Friday mornings, before noon.  

Click here to view the Safe Return Plan for the 2021 - 2022 school year.

Governor Phil Murphy
225 W State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625

August 16, 2021

Dear Governor Murphy,

Please be advised that the Hazlet Township Board of Education respectfully requests you to repeal your most recent Mask Mandate, Executive Order 251. This Order requires masks and other face coverings to be worn in school buildings although children and adults are not required to wear masks in places such as supermarkets, movie theaters, or gyms. This is not only illogical, but also removes the local school district's authority from making the same decisions that other businesses and entities in the State of New Jersey are permitted to make.

In June of this year, the Hazlet Township Board of Education approved a Proclamation asking for the repeal of the previous mask mandate and, with this subsequent letter, we are once again asking for the same action on behalf of your office.

Please click here to view the remainder of the letter.