Republican leaders reject Wolf’s call to pass school mask mandate

By: Jamie Martines and Angela Couloumbis

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf this week called on the Republican-led legislature to return to the Capitol immediately to pass legislation mandating the use of masks in K-12 classrooms and child-care centers throughout Pennsylvania.

In a letter to legislative leaders in both chambers, the Democratic governor struck a note of urgency, noting that many public schools have already returned to the classroom — most without mask requirements — and that parents, teachers, pediatricians, and others who have contacted his administration overwhelmingly support a statewide mandate

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