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A special panel within Pennsylvania's state government is rejecting a request by state House Republicans that it force the Health Department to formally adopt the statewide mask order in schools as a regulation or stop the policy altogether.
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald unveiled a $990.6 million fiscal plan to county council Tuesday. Residents spoke up about a mask mandate.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Health will require that all students in public schools, private schools, and child care facilities wear masks starting Tuesday. Some local school district officials have mixed feelings about the mandate and say they would have preferred the state weigh in before most students returned to classes.
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School districts across Pennsylvania are preparing to enforce a masking order handed down by Secretary of Health Dr. Alison Beam.
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The North Allegheny School board abruptly ended its meeting Wednesday night after some in attendance in the school auditorium refused to wear masks. A federal court order issued earlier this week requires masks to be worn on district property. Parents and students sued the district on Sunday, saying its reversal of a mask mandate violated due process. The board made masks optional during a meeting earlier this month that was intended to be only about hiring staff.
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State health and education officials visited Mount Lebanon High School Monday to mark the first day of classes there. All Mount Lebanon schools are requiring masks for teachers, staff and students. The district also is working with vaccine providers to host vaccine clinics on district property.
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After more than 14 months, Pennsylvanians are no longer required to cover their faces.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the White House Coronavirus Task Force are both reviewing official guidance that people who are healthy…