Warren issues statement on Pennsylvania’s school mask policy

YARDLEY, Aug. 31 – State Rep. Perry Warren, D-Bucks, issued the following statement about today’s action requiring masks inside Pennsylvania’s K-12 schools, early learning programs and childcare providers.

“This measure will help keep schools and daycares open, our children safely in schools and their parents at work,” Warren said. “It is consistent with CDC recommendations that indoor masking protects children, students, teachers and staff – and it provides a pathway to keep everyone safe and healthy.”

Gov. Tom Wolf joined the departments of Health, Human Services and Education today to discuss the current state of COVID-19 and a new Secretary of Health order requiring masks to be worn inside K-12 school buildings, early learning programs and childcare providers. You can find the details on the order here.

More information on the use of multi-layer cloth masks detailed by the CDC can be found here.

Studies of masking to limit transmission posted by the CDC can be found here.