On July 1, 2020, the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced an order requiring universal face coverings to help fight the spread of COVID-19. This order included mandatory face coverings for all K-12 students in public and private schools under the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This order forced schools and school boards to require the mask order within their health a
nd safety reopening plans regardless of how they worked to spread out their classrooms or adjust for class sizes. The Pennsylvania Department of Health started tracking COVID-19 deaths on March 18, 2020. Since then not one child under the age of 20 has died from the COVID-19 virus. According to CDC.gov, most children with COVID-19 have mild symptoms or have no symptoms at all. There is also mounting evidence that universal masking of healthy individuals does not actually help slow the spread of the virus. Pennsylvania Parents Protecting Children believes the universal masking of school age children poses a significant risk to children’s health, psychological development, and is harmful to their immune system. Our group of concerned parents is taking the fight to Health Secretary Levine and the Health Department under Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to end this mandate. Our group is coordinating with legal organizations and board certified physicians who share our vision. We are growing exponentially as our message spreads across Pennsylvania, but we need to raise money for our imminent legal battle. Every amount counts and we are grateful for every contribution you can share. With your help, we can protect our children from harmful masks and help kids return to school in a normal environment. Please continue to share how we are working to help the children of Pennsylvania, ensuring they grow up healthy, in a world free of fear.