The United School District announced its mask policy for the upcoming school year earlier today.
In a statement on the district’s website, students will have the option to wear face masks or coverings next year, except while on school buses. The decision to make masks and face coverings optional stems from the lifting of Pennsylvania’s mask mandate – which occurred on June 28 – which states that visitors, students and district employees are not required to wear a mask inside the schools.
The district does remind those who are either unvaccinated, under the age of 12 or are at high risk to consider wearing a mask inside the schools, however it is not mandatory. The only time it is mandatory to wear masks is on school buses, which fall under the public transportation category of the federal order signed by the Centers for Disease Control in January.
The district will continue to monitor the situation and share any information on revisions.
A link to the full statement can be found here.
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