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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

It is Thursday, August 26th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

The Central Buck School District voted five to four to reject a plan that would have mandated masks for all students and staff when school starts Monday.

But students can still wear masks, obviously, if parents want them to.

Long lines could be seen around the Central Bucks High School building Wednesday ahead of the meeting.

The room filled quickly and many were not able to get inside and that included some news reporters.

Opinions were split between those who support a mask mandate for students and those who are opposed.

As school boards across the country are meeting to decide if on mask mandates,

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolfe sent a letter asking the Republican-led legislature to return to the U.S. Capitol immediately to pass legislation

mandating the use of masks for all students K-12.

He noted that just 59 school districts in the Commonwealth out of 474 had implemented mandatory

masking policies. But Jason Gotsman, the spokesperson for the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus,

says that they have not planned to do so. The board plans to develop a plan that

considers the number of COVID cases in Bucks County and adjust accordingly accordingly when

COVID cases are high. They plan to meet next Tuesday to consider such a plan. The board agreed

that masks will not be mandated when cases are moderate or low. Also on Wednesday night in Bucks County, the

Ben Salem Township School District finalized safety plans for the upcoming school year,

including mask guidance. The board voted that masks will not be mandatory for all teachers,

staff, and students. Philadelphia police are scheduled to provide an update today on one of

the most well-known unsolved cases in the city. Investigators are holding a

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