SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City School District is not enforcing a mask mandate because of confusion about who has the authority to issue such orders.
KUER reported, the district sent out a memo to principals saying for students who aren’t wearing a mask, ask them to put one on, explain the benefits of wearing a mask and provide one. But if someone flat out refuses, don’t discipline them.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenall recently issued an emergency order requiring K-12 students to wear face masks in defiance of a state law that bans schools from issuing mask mandates without the approval of the county health department and county officials.
The state is currently under a federal investigation because of that law.
The mayor's office argues she has the authority to issue the mandate because of the current COVID surge.
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