(WPXI) – Protests over Pennsylvania’s mask mandate for schools were held Tuesday morning at several local schools, including Penn Trafford and Greater Latrobe Senior high schools. At Greater Latrobe Senior High School, a group of about 40 students and parents gathered to make their opinions known. People both for and against the mandate showed up. Cynthia Sarp, a parent, is in favor of the mandate. “I would much rather see my daughter wear a mask than watch her suffering, struggling to breathe in the hospital,” Sarp said. Outside Penn Trafford High School, about 70 students and parents rallied. The mandate, which Gov. Tom Wolf announced last week, went into effect Tuesday. It requires masks to be worn in K-12 schools.