Public meeting on safe reopening of schools set July 28

At the request of Sen. Tom Killion, R9th of Middletown, the Senate Majority Policy Committee and Senator Wayne Langerholc Jr. (R-Bedford/ Cambria/Clearfield), the Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, will host a workshop discussion with local education officials and parents about how to safely re-open Pennsylvania schools as a result of COVID-19.

“Decisions about the start of the 2020-21 school year will have a profound effect on our children and communities,” said Senator Killion. “This hearing will allow us to listen to parents, teachers and experts as we navigate a path toward the goal of safely educating students. I am grateful to Senators Argall and Langerholc for accepting my invitation to hold this conversation in Chester County.”

Governor Wolf closed all

K-12 Pennsylvania schools on March 16. The original order was to only close schools for ten business days, but the order was extended on April 9 for the remainder of the academic year.

The Senate will hold the workshop discussion on Tuesday, July 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bayard Rustin High School located at 1100 Shiloh Rd., West Chester, PA 19382.

In order to ensure public access and transparency, the workshop will be open to the public – but CDC recommendations on the mitigation of the spread of COVID-19 will be in place. Attendees are expected to maintain social distancing and will be required to have a face covering. The workshop discussion will also be streamed live on the Senate Majority Policy Committee’s website.

More information can be found on the committee’s website at http://policy.pasenategop.com