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Grand County School District Announces 30-Day K-6 Mask Mandate

Aug 16, 2021, 9:54 PM | Updated: 10:10 pm

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GRAND COUNTY, Utah – Officials with the Grand County School District announced Monday that it will begin the 2021-2022 year with a mask mandate for all kindergarten through sixth grade students.

K-6 mask mandate announced – Please click the link for more information. Link:https://t.co/L1lRz0m78g https://t.co/LkomqBjR2f https://t.co/LkomqBjR2f pic.twitter.com/JbdE3qhfRT

— Grand County School District (@grand_district) August 16, 2021

The district said it worked in conjunction with the Grand County Commission and South East Utah District Health Department to issue the order.

The mask mandate will begin on the first day of school, Aug. 19, and last for 30 days.

During those 30 days, officials will monitor COVID-19 case counts to decide whether to extend the order.

They said they plan to drop the mask requirement once vaccines are approved for children ages 5 to 12.

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