Daily News | Philly schools officially going mask-optional Wednesday
Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. said the district has"a responsibility to move our school district community closer to a sense of normalcy, as COVID-19 conditions allow."
for indoor spaces across Philadelphia, she said a similar order might come for schools Wednesday if case counts continued to trend in the right direction and after officials examined what happened in neighboring districts. “Our No. 1 priority remains safely keeping our students in school, full time and in person where we know they learn best and we recognize that this includes a responsibility to move our school district community closer to a sense of normalcy, as COVID-19 conditions allow,” Hite wrote. “We know that vaccines are the best protection against the spread of coronavirus.