TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Parents can again attend their children’s school sporting events in New Jersey.
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday he was signing an executive order to permit up to two parents or guardians to attend indoor and outdoor school sporting events. The order will continue to cap indoor attendance at 35% of capacity or 150 people, the governor said.
Spectators were not permitted at school sport events under a Murphy order from late last year.
Murphy cited COVID-19 trends heading in the right direction as the reason for the change, which takes effect immediately.
“As a father of four, I know how difficult it has been for many parents to not be able to see their kids participate in sports,” he said.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in New Jersey fell from 5,013 on Jan. 28 to 3,891 new cases per day on Thursday.
Mike Cherenson, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, said the group welcomed the order. The association also called on parents to give schools time to review the order to determine feasibility.
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