NJ Gov. Phil Murphy to announce mask requirement for kids in K-12 schools

New Jersey kids will have to mask up in Garden State classrooms for the upcoming school year.

Gov. Phil Murphy is planning to announce the K-12 mandate Friday, an administration official confirmed to The Post. The move comes amid soaring cases of the coronavirus nationwide, due in large part to the more contagious Delta variant. Children under 12 are still not eligible to get the vaccinations that protect against the virus.