PENNSYLVANIA, USA — It's the news many parents have been waiting to hear - students can go back to school starting July 1.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Wednesday that in-person teaching in elementary and secondary schools can resume on that date, in counties in the yellow and green phases of reopening.
A school district must first develop a health and safety plan based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and the Department of Health. Those plans must include hygiene practices, processes for cleaning, and steps a school will take to protect students and staff at high risk for contracting COVID-19.