The state Supreme Court released its reasoning for why it ruled that the Wolf administration had no legal authority to require masks in Pennsylvania's schools.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The state Supreme Court on Thursday released its rationale for why it ruled that Gov. Tom Wolf's administration had no legal authority to require masks in Pennsylvania's schools and child care centers, even amid a pandemic and surging cases of COVID-19.
HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court on Thursday released its rationale for why it ruled that Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration had no legal authority to require masks in Pennsylvania’s schools and child care centers, even amid a pandemic and surging cases of covid-19. The Democratic-majority court ruled 6-0 on Dec.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has vacated the state's school mask requirement for schools, child-care programs and early-learning centers, effective immediately. The court's decision comes after a heated legal battle, but does not prevent individuals school districts and schools for enforcing their own mask requirements.
The majority-liberal Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt a blow to Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic management policies on Dec. 10, toppling the administration’s mask mandate for K-12.