Philly schools commit to full return to classrooms, won’t mandate faculty vaccination

The School District of Philadelphia will spend 40% of its reserves in order to avoid budget cuts for one more year. After that, there are no guarantees.

Masks will now be optional for students and staff, except those in pre-K Head Start programs.

The district laid out consequences for staff who don’t get vaccinated by the end of the month, taking away a special time-off program for COVID quaratines.