‘Mad or Nah?’: Philly residents react to school district’s reopening and ventilation plan

Masking will be optional for students and staff except when determined necessary to fight an outbreak.

Test results for the 22-23 school year show that only 40% of students in grades 3-8 scored proficiently in English language arts, a 2 percentage point decline from last year.

The district is one of just a few in the U.S. to require masks periodically this school year. Nearby Camden City School District also started the year with a mask mandate.