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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