Teton County, Wyo. mask order in effect June 1 to June 11 for public, private K-12 schools
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JACKSON, Wyo. (KIFI) – Wyoming statewide Health Order #1, which requires masks in public and private K-12 schools, is set to expire on May 31, 2021.
Most schools in Teton County, Wyo. are in session through June 11, 2021, and since many students in Teton County have not had the opportunity to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Teton District Health Officer has put into place Public Health Order #21-4.
This public health order will require students, teachers, school staff and visitors in public and private K-12 schools to wear face coverings from June 1, 2021 through June 11, 2021.
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Teton County, Wyo. mask order to go into effect Tuesday
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JACKSON, Wyo. (KIFI) – Following the Statewide Mask Requirement removal announcement on Monday, the Teton District Health Officer requested a local health order to allow Teton County, Wyo. to keep the mask requirement in place.
Dr. Travis Riddell’s request was approved Friday, and the new local mask order will go into effect on March 16, 2021.
In making his request to the state, Riddell felt a mask mandate is still necessary and appropriate in Teton County due to several factors.
“Teton County has just moved up a risk level into the Orange (Moderate) Risk Level for COVID-19 as we begin to see an increase in our current case counts, he said. Our county has the majority of identified cases of the B.1.1.7 variant statewide, and the B.1.351 variant has also been detected here. We know that these variants may pose challenges such as increased transmission and more severe disease, but we also know that wearing ma