{"id":"IA-068","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"Des Moines Independent Community School District, Iowa","state":"IA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Superintendent Thomas Ahart, Des Moines Public Schools","authority":"District authority following the S.D. Iowa TRO of September 13, 2021 (IA-057)","instrument":"Des Moines Public Schools mask requirement (news release and family letter, September 13-14, 2021)","title":"Reinstated requirement that face masks be worn by all students, staff and visitors to Des Moines Public Schools from September 15, 2021","dateIssued":"2021-09-13","effective":"2021-09-15","end":"Continued into 2022 (post-period)","startDate":"2021-09-15","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["all students, staff and visitors to Des Moines Public Schools (Iowa\u0027s largest district)"],"clause":"\u0027In light of the U.S. District Court\u0027s order issued today, granting a temporary restraining order against the Iowa law banning face mask mandates in schools, Des Moines Public Schools will reinstate a mask mandate in order to comply with federal law as well as mitigate the on-going spread of COVID-19. The mask mandate will go into effect on Wednesday, September 15.... Starting tomorrow morning, Des Moines Public Schools will require that face masks must be worn by all students, staff and visitors to our [schools].\u0027","enforcement":"District policy; school discipline and visitor access","functions":["IN schools: mask requirement for 30,000 students and staff","WF workforce (parents; school vendors and visitors)"],"notes":"Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Marshalltown and other districts followed within days (secondary).","sourceUrl":"https://www.dmschools.org/news_release/des-moines-public-schools-will-re-instate-mask-mandate/","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":111068,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"IA","url":"/library/IA-068","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/IA-068","citation":"Superintendent Thomas Ahart, Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines Public Schools mask requirement (news release and family letter, September 13-14, 2021) (Sept. 13, 2021) (Ex. IA-068)","stateName":"Iowa","related":[]}