{"id":"MS-034","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Mississippi","state":"MS","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tate Reeves","authority":"Miss. Code Ann. 33-15-11(c)(1) and (4), 33-15-31","instrument":"Executive Order 1517","title":"Face coverings in every school building and classroom; grades 7-12 start delayed to August 17, 2020 in eight counties","dateIssued":"2020-08-04","effective":"2020-08-04","end":"Repealed by EO 1525 (Sept. 30, 2020), which re-enacted the school face-covering rule","startDate":"2020-08-04","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["SCH","MASK"],"addressees":["every person in a school building","public school districts in Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower and Washington Counties"],"clause":"Every person in Mississippi shall wear a face covering, covering the nose and mouth, while inside a school building or classroom, or when outdoors on a school campus whenever it [is not possible to maintain a minimum of six feet of social distancing from another person] not in the same household... The start of the 2020-2021 academic year for public schools in Bolivar, Coahoma, Forrest, George, Hinds, Panola, Sunflower and Washington Counties for grades seven through twelve shall be delayed until Monday, August 17, 2020.","enforcement":"Suspends the school boards\u0027 authority under Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-61 to fix the opening date in the eight counties","functions":["WF workforce (school schedules)","IN instruction","MASK"],"notes":"Ballotpedia: Aug. 4, 2020, the Governor \u0027mandated that all students and teachers wear masks on school property\u0027 and delayed reopening in eight counties.","sourceUrl":"https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1517.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200806051843/https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1517.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":254558,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MS","url":"/library/MS-034","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MS-034","citation":"Governor Tate Reeves, Executive Order 1517 (Aug. 4, 2020) (Ex. MS-034)","stateName":"Mississippi","related":["MS-031","MS-032","MS-033","MS-030","MS-029","MS-035","MS-027","MS-028","MS-036","MS-026","MS-037","MS-025"]}