Schooling in a Pandemic

Masks are now optional for students and staff in Philadelphia public and parochial schools. But some students are still choosing to wear their masks. NBC10’s Leah Uko spoke with students at a charter school that will keep the mandate in place until May 31.

The mask mandate has officially ended for students and staff at Philadelphia schools. The decision has some parents rethinking whether or not they should have their kids vaccinated against COVID-19. NBC10’s Leah Uko explains.

To mask or not to mask is now the question as COVID-related masking inside Philadelphia schools becomes optional. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle goes inside South Philadelphia High School Wednesday to talk to students about the decisions to wear or not wear masks in classrooms.

Philadelphia is officially dropping its school mask mandate on Wednesday, making it the last part of our region to do so. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

Philadelphia public and Catholic schools will drop its mask requirement on Wednesday, following the city Public Health Department’s decision to end a citywide indoor mask mandate.

Many local districts are slowly rolling back masking requirements in schools. NBC10’s Steven Fisher speaks with parents about whether or not they’ll continue to have their children wear masks now that the choice is optional.

In-school masking mandates are all but over in the Philadelphia region, except for pre-K classrooms, where most students are still too young to be vaccinated. NBC10 photojournalist Jason Ryan has a roundup on how the mandates came to an end.

After 733 days since the first documented Covid case in New Jersey, the state is no longer under a public health emergency. This means that masks are no longer required in schools. NBC10’s Cydney Long spoke to teachers and students about how they feel about the mask mandate ending.

New Jersey’s face mask mandate for schools comes to an end Monday. NBC10’s Karen Hua reports on how the Cherry Hill School District is leaving it up to parents and students.

Newly released test results show student scores on Pennsylvania standardized tests fell sharply last year in most categories, although state education officials cautioned the numbers were so distorted by pandemic conditions that they are of limited use for comparison to previous years — particularly regarding statewide trends.

Philadelphia public schools will drop its mask requirement next Wednesday, March 9, the district superintendent said in a letter to parents, following the city Public Health Department’s decision to end to a citywide indoor mask mandate.

Just moments after Philadelphia dropped its indoor mask mandate Wednesday, NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports on what the “all clear” means and the places where masks still must be worn.

The North Penn and Colonial schools districts in Montgomery County and the Bethlehem School District in the Lehigh Valley are the latest to drop the COVID-related masking requirements. NBC10’s Katy Zachry reports on changes to masking policies Tuesday as COVID cases decline.