As coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the state, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has insisted, at least for now, that school districts will remain open for in-person instruction as much as possible. That’s good news for the Stafford Township School District, considering it is one of few still conducting five-day, in-person instruction within Ocean County.

Still, COVID-19 cases in the county have pushed its status into the “high risk” zone, according to the risk-level map used by the New…