School mask mandate will expire Dec. 4 if Supreme Court doesn’t issue new stay

By Mon Valley Independent

By PAULA REED WARD

Trib Total Media

The school mask mandate in Pennsylvania will end Dec. 4 unless the state Supreme Court grants a stay to Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration.

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