Wolf: Pennsylvania won't mandate masks in schools this coming year

Gov. Tom Wolf ruled out a statewide mask mandate for kindergarten through grade 12 students in Pennsylvania, saying the state would only strongly recommend that masks are used in classes by students, teachers and staff. It was the latest indication the commonwealth would leave it up to the state’s 500 school districts to make the masking decision on their own. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week strongly recommended that school districts require masking in schools, although…