Mask Mandate Issued for Schools

In early August, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said his administration would not issue a mask mandate for schools, saying it would be left up to individual districts to make the call. But as the COVID-19 Delta variant continues to spread across the state, Wolf walked back his earlier statement and ordered all public and private schools to require students and staff to wear face coverings.

The mandate, which took effect Sept. 7, has once again put school districts square in the middle of a battle between pro and anti-mask people, a fight that saw what turned out to be a temporary cease fire whe...