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.
Students will wear masks for at least another month. The public school board voted Wednesday to keep its mandate as a precaution against another uptick in cases after students return from spring break. It did, though, approve making them optional for arts students while performing. The board also approved spending $50,000 on a search firm as the district looks for a permanent superintendent.