Bass River Board of Ed Reverses Itself and Agrees to Send Students to LEH Next School Year

What a difference a week makes. It’s looking more and more likely that schools throughout New Jersey and in many other parts of the country won’t be reopening until the beginning of the 2020-21 school year.

But the Bass River Elementary School won’t be opening even then. In fact, it may never open again, and COVID-19 can’t be blamed. Instead the culprits are a declining enrollment, cuts in state aid and a dwindling tax base.