Kids wear masks as they return to school in Hillsborough County in August of 2021. HARRISBURG, Pa. - An order requiring masks inside Pennsylvania's K-12 schools and child care facilities will remain in place while the state Supreme Court considers the governor's appeal of a lawsuit that overturned the mandate, the high court ruled Tuesday.The justices in a 5-1 decision put on hold a lower-court order that said the mask mandate would not remain in place as litigation over it continued.
If the justices hadn’t acted, the mask mandate would have ended on Saturday.The high court said its decision was not the last word and may be reconsidered after it hears oral argument in the case next week.