VDH Frequently Asked Questions: State Health Commissioner Order of Public Health Emergency, Statewide Requirement To Wear Masks In K-12 Schools, issued August 12, 2021 (updated Aug. 17, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Virginia

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Va. Code §§ 32.1-13, 32.1-20, 32.1-27

Issued

2021-08-17 Aug. 17, 2021

Effective

Describes an order effective Aug. 12, 2021 (read as 2021-08-12)

End

The order remained in force through 2021 Q3 (its termination in 2022 is outside the period) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Aug. 12, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementSchools and child care

Addressees

• public and private K-12 schools
• students, teachers, staff and visitors
• PreK programs in K-12 schools

Functions reached

• IN in-person instruction
• WF
• AC
• EC

Collection

Virginia VA

Operative words

On August 12, 2021, State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver reissued a Public Health Order requiring all students, teachers, staff, and visitors in public and private K-12 schools to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. This Order reinforces current state law, which requires Virginia schools to adhere to mitigation strategies outlined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Orders of the Commissioner or the Board of Health may be enforced pursuant to Virginia Code § 32.1-27 which provides, in part, that any person not obeying an order of the Commissioner may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in an appropriate court by the Board or Commissioner to obey such order.... The Order does not apply to freestanding daycares or preschools... The Order does apply to young children, age 2 and older, participating in early childhood and PreK programs at public and private K-12 schools.

Enforcement

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