Latest Attempt to End Pennsylvania’s School Mask Mandate Fails

Latest Attempt to End Pennsylvania’s School Mask Mandate Fails
Children are seen wearing masks in compliance with a mask mandate in an activity in class at the Xavier Academy in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2021. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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The latest Republican-led bid to end mandatory masking of Pennsylvania school children failed Thursday in Harrisburg in a 4–7 vote by the little-known Joint Committee on Documents.

In August, Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, asked the General Assembly to approve a mandate requiring all schools and childcare centers to make children wear masks to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. The Republican-led General Assembly leadership refused.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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