{"id":"MET-DEN-024","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City and County of Denver, Colorado","state":"CO","metro":"DEN","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Executive Director, DDPHE","authority":"D.R.M.C. section 24-16; Mayor\u0027s local disaster emergency","instrument":"Public Health Order requiring face coverings in child care facilities and preschool through grade 12 schools","title":"Denver Public Health Order - Mask Mandates for Schools and Childcare Facilities (August 17, 2021)","dateIssued":"2021-08-17","effective":"2021-08-17 (effective immediately)","end":"Rescinded Feb. 25, 2022 (DDPHE index)","startDate":"2021-08-17","endDate":"2022-02-25","quarters":["2021Q3"],"types":["MASK","SCH"],"addressees":["all individuals age two and older in child care facilities and preschool-12 schools","school and child care operators"],"clause":"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 This Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until rescinded, superseded, [or amended]","enforcement":"D.R.M.C. section 24-24; applied consistently with the ADA and the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act","functions":["IN in-person instruction","EC child care","AC extracurricular activities","WF (staff and parents)","CB families"],"notes":"Recites the CDC\u0027s Aug. 5, 2021 K-12 guidance; exemptions for those who cannot medically tolerate a face covering and while seated eating.","sourceUrl":"https://www.denvergov.org/files/assets/public/v/1/public-health-and-environment/documents/2025-covid-phos/2021-08-17-pho-face-coverings.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":257467,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-DEN","url":"/library/MET-DEN-024","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-DEN-024","citation":"Executive Director, DDPHE, Public Health Order requiring face coverings in child care facilities and preschool through grade 12 schools (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. MET-DEN-024)","stateName":"Colorado","related":["MET-DEN-019","MET-DEN-020"]}