"A lot of schools are competing for the same seemingly limited pool of candidates," Sal Randazzo, coordinator of communications for the Deptford Township School District, told New Jersey 101.5.
NJ schools that will be acting as polling places in Tuesday's primary election will be closed and instead hold remote learning as a result of the TX school shooting.
Virtual learning days typically do not count toward New Jersey's 180-day school calendar minimum, but an executive order issued by Gov. Phil Murphy made an exception for rescheduling related to COVID in any way.
Federal education officials ordered New Jersey to restore millions of dollars in school funding cuts to as many as 81 school districts and charter schools.