A Western Pennsylvania school district must reinstate a universal masking policy because medically fragile students are likely to show its optional mask plan poses a barrier to in-person education based on their disabilities, a federal court said.
Covid-19 transmission is increased absent a mandatory masking policy, and immunocompromised students are more likely to contract the virus and suffer severe illness or death, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania said.
A cyber school-only option doesn’t appear to reasonably accommodate the students’ educational and family needs, the court also said.
The court Monday issued a temporary restraining order ...