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Partial reopening for schools
Missing man found alive
Current plan would allow students to remain all-virtual
Authorities mount a successful search effort in Community Park
BY BILL SANSERVINO
The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District has released the details of its plan to reopen schools in September. WW-P must conduct some type of in-person instruction to comply with a mandate by Gov. Phil Murphy that all districts in the state hold classes in brick and mortar buildings. The current plan calls for inperson hybrid and all-virtual models, and the district has asked families to choose a preference for their children attending WWPSD schools. The hybrid model is an A-week/B-week schedule. For one week, students will attend in-person classes during the morning, then be dismissed and return home for afternoon virtual instruction. During the second week, students would stay at home for virtual synchronous instruction. The virtual model will be different from the virtual/remote learning that was used during the spring. Virtual learning will include scheduled synchronous learning, live interaction with teachers, and mandatory participation times. In June, the state Department of Education issued guidance on the reopening of schools in September in a See REOPEN, Page 6
Apollo Foundation founders discuss business on a video conference call. Pictured, clockwise from top left, are Aarush Sharma, Akshat Agarwal, Rian Sengupta, Yash Abhyankar, Ishan Vanjara BY NICOLE VIVIANO and Abhinav Mukherjee. A West Windsor man who had been missing since the evening of Wednesday, July 22 was found alive almost two days later after a “massive” search of Community Park and the surrounding areas, West Windsor Police said. Cameron Ward, 25, was diswas officially formed by the covered at about 2:27 p.m. on and East Africa. BY NICOLE VIVIANO The founders, sophomores students last September and Friday, July 24 in a secluded A group of six West Wind- Rian Sengupta, Yash Abhyan- has been putting thought to area of the park. He was in thick foliage near the banks sor-Plainsboro High School kar, Aarush Sharma, Abhinav action since the start of 2020. The first steps for the new of Grover’s Mill Pond, which North students thought up a Mukherjee, Akshat Agarwal charity initiative last summer and freshman Ishan Vanjara, nonprofit have been focused is in the remote northernmost that would bring educational have witnessed India’s edu- on specific goals: fundraising section of the park. West Windsor Police Lt. opportunities to underprivi- cation system and its failings event planning, solidifying inileged students through global individually through family tiatives to dedicate time and Mark Lee said that Ward was funds towards and organizing conscious and transported to connections and fundraising ties and travel to the country. “I always knew I wanted the internal structure of the a local hospital. opportunities—that idea has The police had not returned turned into a reality, as efforts to do something to give back foundation. The group officially a request for more information continue despite the ongoing to the community in the education field, because I origi- received its 501(c)3 nonprofit on Ward’s condition or the cirpandemic. The students all share a nally moved from India to the status July 13 after apply- cumstances surrounding his unique drive towards better- United States in like eighth ing a couple months prior. disappearance as The News ing education for children grade, so I had a lot of expo- They were already under tax- went to press. Go to communiabroad through partnerships sure to underprivileged chil- exempt status as of late May, tynews.org for updates. Ward was located with the with established organiza- dren and people who didn’t which helps with the fundraistions as well as chapters of have the same opportunity ing aspect of the organization. assistance of a drone that was their nonprofit—the Apollo with education,” said Aarush For instance, companies and piloted by Officer Frank Sabasponsors may be more willing tino. The officer and a K-9 unit Foundation— in areas includ- Sharma, executive director. The Apollo Foundation ing India, Yemen, Cameroon See APOLLO, Page 8 See RESCUE, Page 5
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