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Ex. MET-DET-015 Order Primary source read

Emergency Order for Control of Pandemic

COVID-19 Prevention through the Wearing of Face Masks in Educational Settings within the Jurisdiction of the Wayne County Michigan Local Health Department

Wayne County Local Health Department, Health Officer (co-signed by the Acting Local Public Health Medical Director) · Wayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of Detroit (County)

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Jurisdiction
Wayne County, Michigan, excluding the City of Detroit · Detroit · Michigan
Level
County
Authority
MCL 333.2451 and 333.2453; Mich. Admin. Code R 325.175(4) (promulgated under MCL 333.2226(d))
Issued
2021-08-27 Aug. 27, 2021
Effective
2021-08-27 (effective immediately) (read as 2021-08-27)
End
Until community transmission is 'moderate' for 14 consecutive days or further notice; rescinded effective 8:00 a.m. Feb. 17, 2022 (county announcement reported Feb. 17, 2022) (read as 2022-02-17)
In force
Aug. 27, 2021 to Feb. 17, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementSchools and child care
Addressees
  • all public, private and parochial schools and day cares in Wayne County outside Detroit
  • students, teachers, staff, parents, attendees and volunteers
Functions reached
  • IN in-person instruction
  • EC child care
  • WF workforce (school and day-care employees; parents)
  • CB families
Collection
Detroit MET-DET

Operative words

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all Educational Institutions and all Persons in Educational Settings must adhere to the following rules: a. Educational Institutions shall ensure that all persons, regardless of vaccination status, in educational settings in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 consistently and properly wear a face mask while inside any enclosed building or structure of the institution.... THIS ORDER is effective immediately and remains in effect until community transmission for Wayne County is categorized as 'moderate' by the CDC for at least 14 consecutive days, or until further notice by the Wayne County Local Health Officer.

Enforcement

MCL 333.2443 (misdemeanor) applies; not recited

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument; 'Educational Institutions' includes daycares; recites the CDC transit mask order for school buses, CDC's July 27, 2021 recommendation, MDHHS's Aug. 13, 2021 guidance and the county's Aug. 17, 2021 advisory (Ex. MET-DET-038)

Retrieval note

Full text read. County release of Aug. 27, 2021: https://www.waynecountymi.gov/News/HHVS/WC-ORDERS-SCHOOLS-TO-IMPLEMENT-MANDATORY-FACEMASK-REQUIREMENT. 2020-era copy archived at https://www.waynecounty.com/documents/hvcw/WAYNE%20COUNTY%20EMERGENCY%20PH%20ORDER%20FOR%20PRE%20K-12%20SCHOOLS%20MASK%20MANDATE%20FINAL%20%208-27-21signedcacjs.pdf.