New Jersey will no longer require unvaccinated educators and child care workers to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
New Jersey is putting aside its requirement that school employees, day care workers and state contractors either be vaccinated or test for coronavirus regularly.New Jersey is putting aside its requirement that school employees, day care workers and state contractors either be vaccinated or test for coronavirus regularly.Monday lifting the requirement for school districts and child care centers immediately, and for state contractors beginning September 1st.
Galante, who runs the Future Generation Early Learning Center in Colts Neck and Bloomfield, said she would still require all her workers to be vaccinated despite the change. Like Galante, he said the flexibility for individual districts or child care centers to set policies was important.