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 Hide Transcript 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. THE FLOYD COUNTY HLTHEA DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO REQUIRE MASKS FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS AT INDOOR, HIGH CAPACITY EVENTS, WHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE, BUT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS OR AY. THIS 31 DAY ORDER MAY BE EXTENDED BASED ON POTENTIAL INFECTIONS OR ANY INCREASE IN COVID CASE NUMBERS. THE GOAL IS TO KP EESTUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM AND AVOID AT HOME LEARNING THAT DOMINATED ALL SCHOOLS LAST YEAR. >> WE’RE LISTENING TO THE EXPERTS, WE’RE LISTENING TO ETH DOCTORS, WE’RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO MITATIGE ANY KIND OF RISKASS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. REPORTER: MEANWHILE, MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS AREN'’ TAKING ANY CHANCES, AS JEFFERSON COUNTY INDIANA IS NOW TINHE ORANGE STUTAS FOR COVID CASES. THEY ARE NOW REQUIRING MAS IKSN ALL OF THEIR FACILITIES REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND WILL NOT ALLOW VISITORS INSIDE THEIR BUILDINGS UNTIL FU RTHER NOTICE GOVERNOR HOLCOMB DOESN’T PLANO T REINSTATE A STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS. HE’S LEAVING THOSE DECISIONS ABOUT MASK REQUIREMENT