All students are required<\/u> to wear a mask or face covering while riding the bus and throughout the school day. Mask wearing will be strongly enforced.\u00a0 Students are required to bring their own masks\/face coverings.\u00a0<\/b>Students should bring a back-up mask, though the schools will also have a supply of masks if a student\u2019s mask breaks or is soiled during the school day.<\/p>\n
Per new guidance released by the Hunterdon County Department of Health on 8\/28\/2020, acceptable masks\/face coverings include: surgical masks, cloth mask or face covering, dust masks, and clear masks. Masks\/face coverings that are <\/span>unacceptable<\/span> are gaiters, bandanas and any masks that have a vent or valve as these are the least protective types of masks or face coverings – <\/span>these types of masks will NOT be allowed to be worn in school by students or employees<\/b>.\u00a0 Please see health guidance below.<\/span><\/p>\n In The Road Back guidance from the NJ Department of Education, exceptions to the mask requirement include: 1) wearing a mask would inhibit the student\u2019s individual health and 2) a student\u2019s documented medical condition or disability as reflected in an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) precludes the use of face covering. If your student cannot wear a mask for health reasons or disability, you must submit a doctor\u2019s note to the school health office <\/strong>(NHHS fax 908-713-4403 or ktriglia@nhvweb.net<\/a>; VHS fax 908-638-6512 or eosullivan@nhvweb.net<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n COVID-19 Pre-Screening Form:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The Road Back guidance also requires school districts to implement a pre-screening of all students and staff. A parent\/guardian MUST complete a pre-screening form for their child before the child comes to school.<\/strong> Once form is completed, a confirmation email will go to the parent as well as to the student\u2019s school email. If a pre-screening is not complete, your child will be pulled out of his\/her first class and sent to the nurse\u2019s office for the pre-screening. (* Students on virtual instruction who are not coming to the school for athletics do not have to complete the pre-screening.)<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Each morning at 5:30am an automated email will be sent to the parent\/guardian emails that are listed in Aspen. If you have multiple children, you will receive multiple emails. The link in the email to the pre-screening form is specific to each student. The email sender name will be North Hunterdon-Voorhees RHSD and the email will come from “noreply@qemailserver.com”. If you don’t see the email in your Inbox, please check your Junk or Spam folder and make sure “noreply@qemailserver.com” is not marked spam by your email client. If you do not receive the pre-screening email and it\u2019s not in your junk or spam folder, there is a back-up option in Aspen. Click on Family top tab, click on student\u2019s name, then under Demographics tab next to your parent name, you will see a link for Health Screener. (Please use the Aspen option ONLY if you do not receive the pre-screening form in your email.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n * Starting September 14th, parents\/guardians of athletes who are on virtual instruction on a given week or 100% of the time MUST complete the pre-screening in order for their athlete to participate in sports practice or games per NJSIAA rules. Parents\/guardians of Fall sports athletes must also complete the pre-screening on Saturdays during the season. <\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We appreciate your cooperation in following the two requirements explained above.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Parents and students should be aware of two new requirements for the 2020-2021 school year highlighted below that are included in the district\u2019s reopening plan.\u00a0 \u00a0 Mask Requirement: All students are required to wear a mask or face covering while riding the bus and throughout the school day. 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