ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Allentown School District is planning to begin the 2021-22 school year with full-time in-person learning at all grade levels, and will require students and staff who are not vaccinated to wear masks. The district approved a health and safety plan for the upcoming school year.

Will PA schools open in the fall?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended that schools fully reopen for in-person instruction this fall, further paving the way for a return to a normal school year. ... The Pennsylvania Department of Education said earlier this week that it would align its recommendations to the CDC's.

Is Allentown School District going virtual?

– The Allentown School District will remain in a virtual learning environment for the next few months. During Thursday night's Board of Directors Education Committee-of-the-Whole meeting, the district's administrators explained why.