Floyd County Health Department mandating masks for all students 6th grade and below Share Updated: 11:13 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 11:13 PM EDT Aug 4, 2021
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Show Transcript ON WEDNESDAY, THE FLOYD COTYUN HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOOK THE DECISION OVER MASK WEARING IN SCHOOLS OUT OF THE HDSAN OF THE DISTRICTS, BY HANDING DOWN A 31 DAY EXECUTIVE ORR.DE BEFORE THAT ORDER CAME DOWN, O THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR NEW ALBANY FLOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS ON TUESDAY, OFFICIALS WERE ALREADY PLANNING WAYS TO MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF THE COVID-19, DELTA VARIANT. REALLY EMPHASIZING PROCEDESUR OF HANDWASHING, SANITIZING, PHYSICALLY DISTANCING WHENEREV POSSIBLE, SAFETY FOR OUR STUDENTS. REPORTER: SAFETY FOR STUDENTS, SOMETHING MANY DISTRICTS AUNDRO OUR AREA ARE STRUGGLING WITH AS THEY BALANCE RESPECTING PARENTS’ CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILD, WHILE ALSO KEEPING THE HEALTH OF TEACHERS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AT T THEOP OF MIND. TH
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Dr. Eric Yazel, Clark County health officer, said he isn’t worried about the legislation’s impact.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA When Clark County Health Officer Dr. Eric Yazel issued an order in November to limit restaurant capacity to 75%, he alerted local officials before announcing the mandate, which went beyond state regulations at the time.
It’s the only point to date when Yazel approved an order that went beyond state guidance, and he said it was in response to the closure of restaurants just across the Ohio River in Louisville. The reduced capacity was an attempt at keeping Clark County residents safe, as Indiana’s more lax regulations were expected to bring Kentucky customers to Southern Indiana for dining.