Christopher Columbus will continue to rule the second Monday in October in Jersey City schools. The Jersey City Board of Education chose not to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day or Italian Heritage Day in the school year calendar for 2021-2022 at its May 27 meeting. 

BOE President Mussab Ali said Wednesday there needs to be more discussion with Jersey City’s Italian-American community before a decision is made about the now-controversial holiday. He said Columbus Day is more about Italian heritage than it is about Columbus, the man.