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Masks required in Pa. schools, Gov. Tom Wolf announces

Masks must be worn inside all preK-12 schools beginning next Tuesday. Wolf said doing nothing “is going to mean more sick kids.” But Republican lawmakers were weighing a challenge.

In Philadelphia, where masks are required in public schools, children sit on outside tables before entering for the first day of school on Tuesday at Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School.
In Philadelphia, where masks are required in public schools, children sit on outside tables before entering for the first day of school on Tuesday at Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer