PITTSBURGH — The majority of students and staff members in Pittsburgh Public Schools will soon be able to forgo wearing masks in school buildings under certain circumstances for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The school board voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to change the district's health and safety plan to make masking optional when the community level of COVID-19 in Allegheny County is considered to be low under federal guidelines.
The district said the new policy will begin sometime next week, on a date that will soon be determined. Additionally, there will still be times that masking will be necessary even if the community level is low, which is the level where Allegheny County currently stands.
