Advocates from the Philadelphia-based Education Law Center and other groups are pushing to postpone the exam, which is administered in person, since COVID-19 numbers remain high and the disease has disproportionately impacted immigrant, Black, and Latino families.
In Pennsylvania, the decision on whether to offer remote instruction, in-person instruction or a combination of both rests with school districts.
Under the order, students and staff are allowed to remove their masks if they are engaged in an activity and at least six feet apart.
Whatever transpires between now and when classes open normally in the future, it is unprecedented.