Report: PA Dept. of Health to Issue Mask Mandate for K-12 Schools

HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf will announce today that masks will be required to be worn indoors at all K-12 schools, public and private, in Pennsylvania, the Associated Press is reporting.

UPDATE, 2 p.m. Aug. 31, 2021: Wolf officially announced the mask mandate.

According to the report, the order will take effect Tuesday, Sept. 7 and will be announced by Wolf during a press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. today (Aug. 31).

The order will require all staff, students and teachers to wear masks while indoors, but will not apply to student athletes while they are playing, the report said.

The Pennsylvania School Board Association encouraged its members to tune in to the news conference.

PSBA is strongly encouraging all school districts to tune in to @GovernorTomWolf‘s press conference at 2:00 p.m. covering updates related to COVID-19 and the 2021-2022 school year. Watch here: https://t.co/TbvicMiqzF pic.twitter.com/no2HsfcRST
— Pa School Boards Asn (@PSBA) August 31, 2021