Kalamazoo County Public Health Order: Face masks in educational settings (August 18, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Kalamazoo County, Michigan · Michigan

Level

County

Authority

MCL 333.2451 and 333.2453

Issued

2021-08-18 Aug. 18, 2021

Effective

2021-08-18

End

In force through 2021 Q3 (the Department's 'Official Statement on Mask Order' of October 1, 2021 addressed the Legislature's Sec. 250) (read as 2021-10-01)

In force

Aug. 18, 2021 to Oct. 1, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child care

Addressees

• all pre-K through grade 12 educational institutions in Kalamazoo County

Functions reached

• IN instruction
• WF workforce

Collection

Michigan MI

Operative words

The Health Officer of Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services Department makes the following factual determinations and issues this Order pursuant to the Michigan Public Health Code, MCL 333.2451 and 333.2453, as well as R. 325.175(4)... [recital 10:] the universal use of masks in schools is a safe, essential, and proven... THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all Educational Institutions and all Persons in Educational Settings must adhere to the following rules: 1. The Educational Institutions shall ensure that children in kindergarten through grade six consistently and properly wear a facial mask covering both nose and mouth while inside any enclosed building or structure of the institution. 2. The Educational Institutions shall ensure that all persons, regardless of vaccination status, providing service to any child in kindergarten through grade six, and all persons providing service to students identified as medically fragile regardless of age, properly and consistently wear a facial mask... THIS ORDER is effective immediately and remains in effect until six weeks past the date the [vaccine is available to the covered age group]... or until further notice from the Health Officer.

Enforcement