A Pennsylvania lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to give parents the option to send their kids to school without masks, even if the school mandates it. Republican State Senator Judy Ward says she wants to give parents who are concerned a mask may affect their children’s learning and health a choice in the matter. Ward’s decision to sponsor the anti-mask bill comes as COVID cases increase across the state, and as cases in children too young to be vaccinated are on the rise as well.