Boulder County Public Health Issues Public Health Order to require facial coverings in schools PK-12 and childcare settings
BCPH strongly recommends everyone 2+ wears a mask indoors to protect children
To protect health and support continued in-person learning in PK-12 schools and childcare settings, Boulder County Public Health issued Public Health Order 2021-07 requiring facial coverings, which will go into effect on Aug. 10, 2021.
The order, approved by Board of Health on Aug. 9, requires mask wearing the following situations, for all individuals age 2 and over regardless of vaccination status:
• While indoors in any preschool through grade 12 school building anywhere in Boulder County
• While indoors at any childcare center or childcare facility, regardless of licensing status
• While indoors and participating in a youth camp, youth extracurricular activity, youth gym activities, and youth sport. This requirement applies to all participants, attendees, spectators, staff, volunteer and coaches.
BCPH’s top priority and planning efforts are focused on ensuring that children remain in-person for their learning and educational experiences with minimal disruptions due to quarantine and isolation. By implementing universal masking, schools will be able to reduce the number of routine classroom exposure quarantines.
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