Pittsburgh Public Schools is the only district out of the region’s 20 largest to still require masks within school buildings. Nine other districts dropped their mask requirement after Friday, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance that masks could be removed in areas at low risk from COVID-19.
Soaring COVID-19 infections in Pennsylvania have left state investigators unable to contact trace all positive cases, reflecting an evolving reality and a hampered public health response to the pandemic.
Nine school districts within Erie County, including Corry, received letters on Friday imploring them to avoid requiring masks or implementing any form of a test-to-stay program.