Pennsylvania Leaders Grapple Over Authority to Require Masks in Schools

A masked student walks in line through the cafeteria at Medora Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., on March 17, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

With just weeks left before the start of the new school year, the rules surrounding masking Pennsylvania’s K-12 students are still unclear.

Masking was the main topic Friday during a well-attended hearing about COVID-19 school policies held in Harrisburg by the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee.