Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down State Mask Mandate for Public Schools.

We granted expedited review of this direct appeal to decide whether the
Commonwealth Court erred in concluding that Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam
(“the Secretary”) lacked the power under existing law and Department of Health
regulations to require individuals to wear facial coverings while inside Pennsylvania’s
schools as a means of controlling the spread of COVID-19. Having determined that the
Secretary exceeded her authority in issuing that directive, by per curiam order on
December 10, 2021, we affirmed the lower court’s decision nullifying the mandate, with
this opinion to follow.

PA Supreme Court Dec 23 2021 Opinion Invalidating PA School Mask Mandate