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Public Health Order requiring face coverings in child care facilities and preschool through grade 12 schools

Denver Public Health Order - Mask Mandates for Schools and Childcare Facilities (August 17, 2021)

Executive Director, DDPHE · City and County of Denver, Colorado (City)

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Jurisdiction
City and County of Denver, Colorado · Denver · Colorado
Level
City
Authority
D.R.M.C. section 24-16; Mayor's local disaster emergency
Issued
2021-08-17 Aug. 17, 2021
Effective
2021-08-17 (effective immediately) (read as 2021-08-17)
End
Rescinded Feb. 25, 2022 (DDPHE index) (read as 2022-02-25)
In force
Aug. 17, 2021 to Feb. 25, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all individuals age two and older in child care facilities and preschool-12 schools
  • school and child care operators
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction
  • EC child care
  • AC extracurricular activities
  • WF (staff and parents)
  • CB families
Collection
Denver MET-DEN

Operative words

All individuals age two (2) and older must wear a medical or non-medical cloth Face Covering that covers the nose and mouth in all childcare facilities and preschool through grade 12 schools (including extracurricular activities), regardless of vaccination status.... This Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, [or amended]

Enforcement

D.R.M.C. section 24-24; applied consistently with the ADA and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act

Notes

Recites the CDC's Aug. 5, 2021 K-12 guidance; exemptions for those who cannot medically tolerate a face covering and while seated eating.