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Pittsburgh Public Schools wants to partner with a tech company that will help the police department identify and fine people who don’t stop at bus stop signs. The program is free and the company will split fine revenues with the district.
Pittsburgh Public Schools updated its health and safety plan to make masking optional when the community is at a low level of COVID-19 per CDC guidance.
Masks could soon become optional in Pittsburgh Public Schools as long as COVID-19 transmission levels remain low or moderate within Allegheny County. Mandatory masking would return if cases reach the high level. The district is one of a handful in the region to maintain a mandate. The board will vote on the changes next Wednesday. The public will have a chance to weigh in Monday during the monthly public hearing.
The Pittsburgh Public Schools board will wait until April to consider making masks optional within schools. The administration had proposed that the board take a vote to lift its mandate during its voting meeting next week. Some board members say too many students are spending time in quarantine for close contacts and it could worsen without masking. The board is expected to vote next week to lift masking for performing arts. Athletics have been mask optional all year.