M. Teresa Ruiz

Gyms were closed in mid-March and still don't know when the state will allow them to reopen. Some never will.

Citing COVID-19 disruptions, a bill moving through the Legislature would let students compete in fall sports before getting physicals and cardiac screenings.

Despite prodding by the state, around 89,000 students in New Jersey don't have devices or internet access at home, which makes virtual schooling even harder.

The newly introduced would reduce strong penalties enacted during the "War on Drugs," which lawmakers say targeted the black community.