Gov. Tom Wolf needs to make a decision, right or wrong, and stick with it.

High school sports seasons are threatened because Wolf can’t make up his mind. The PIAA seemed to be sticking to its guns, but flinched — and now we’ll learn in a week or so what the outcome is.

Wolf, of course, presumably along with his health department, issued guidelines that laid the foundation for a season. The PIAA used those guidelines to map out a season. Then Wolf changed his mind and wanted to call it all off.

That one, we hope, was not spurred by parents (and state legislators) who could not abide by the regulations that would have kept fans out of the seats — the kerfuffle that preceded Wolf’s change of heart.

Now it’s the schools themselves. Make it local, the governor said. Let the boards and the parents decide.

At least, until he decided to decide for you — again.

Wolf’s administration said Monday that it will provide recommendations on when to open based on the local rate of transmission of the coronavirus, supposedly under pressure to offer more guidance.

We don’t recall such pressure, especially since the school districts already had formulated plans in accordance with the state’s previous guidance. In fact, the schools are now concerned because they may have to rethink everything at the last minute.

The Department of Health plans to provide an analysis showing the seven-day rate of transmission in each county and group those rates into three categories: low, moderate and substantial. The department’s recommendation on how to reopen would be based on those categories.

So, for areas with a low transmission rate, districts could adopt a partly remote or a full in-person instruction model. For areas with a moderate transmission rate, districts could adopt a partly remote or fully remote instruction model.

Most of Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts will be in the moderate category. Union County — where there are several federal prisons, which might possibly be the source of the case load increase — is the lone “substantial” thus far.

Senate Education Committee Chairman Wayne Langerholc, R-Cambria, criticized the guidance to school districts as “essentially pulling the rug out from under them,” adding to confusion and concern as schools are about to open.

“We need to stick to a plan, stick to a focus and open these schools up, quite frankly,” Langerholc said. “This second-guessing every week is insane. If you’re truly going to let local control over this, then let local control.”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.