Central District Health clarified its Ada County mask mandate Tuesday to make it clear that it applies to K-12 and postsecondary schools
I'M MATT SIZEMORE...ADA COUNTYSCHOOLS --INCLUDING COLLEGEAND UNIVERITIES --WILL REQUIRESTUDENTS, STAFFAND VISITORS TOWEAR MASKS...WHEN CLASSESRESUME.CENTRAL DISTRICTHEALTH... CLARIFIEDA PREVIOUS MASKORDER... TO MAKE ITEXPLICIT THATSCHOOLS AREINCLUDED.AND IN FACT, THEMASK ORDER WILL BESTRICTER FOR KTHROUGH 12SCHOOLS..
ASMASKS WILL BEREQUIRED EVEN INSITUATIONS WHERESTUDENTS CANSOCIALLY DISTANCE.THE ONLYEXCEPTIONS -- AREPEOPLE ALONE INTHEIR OFFICE WITHTHE DOOR CLOSED...TEACHERSPROVIDINGINSTRUCTION FROMAT LEAST TEN FEETAWAY... ANDSTUDENT ATHLETESIN PRACTICES ORGAMES.THE BOARD ALSODECIDED TO DROPCHILD CARECENTERS FROM THEORDER..
WITH THEHOPE OF BETTERCLARIFYING THETERM.ACCORDING TO OURNEWS PARTNERS ATTHE IDAHOSTATESMAN... THEC-D-H BOARD... HASALSO DEFINED THREECOMMUNITY SPREADCATEGORIES WEREPORTED ONPREVIOUSLY --GREEN, YELLOW ANDRED.JUST LIKE ASTOPLIGHT... GREENIS GOOD -- ANDMEANS NO ORLIMITED VIRALSPREAD... WHILE REDINDICATES SERIOUS,WIDE-SPREADTRANSMISSION OFTHE VIRUS.THEY PLAN TOSHARE THATINFORMATION WITHSCHOOLS MONDAY...BUT IT WILL BE UP TOINDIVIDUALDISTRICTS... TODECIDE WHAT TO DOWITH IT.THE MEETING... ALSOMAKES CLEAR... WITHSCHOOL JUST WEEKSAWAY... THERE ISPLENTY TO MORE TOFIGURE OUT.
The Central District Health Board of Public Health voted Tuesday afternoon to approve a mandatory mask order in Ada County.