Statement on governor's comment on mask mandates

Posted on 09/25/2020

Sept. 24, 2020

The Uintah School District is aware of Gov. Gary Herbert’s response to a reporter’s questions about the need for a statewide mask mandate for all Utah residents. The governor’s comment has no bearing on the existing order that mandates masks in Utah’s K-12 schools.

The order requiring masks in all K-12 schools was put in place by the Utah Department of Health on Aug. 14, 2020. The order is effective until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2020, unless otherwise modified. As of today, the statewide order has not been modified.

The clarified order can be found here: https://drive.google.com/…/1avCe0LRtoYoYPy1GGiP2eACjA2…/view

The Utah Department of Health’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document about the mask order can be found here: https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/He…/Mask_Order_FAQ.pdf

The Utah Coronavirus website explains where education is as far as Public Health is concerned https://coronavirus.utah.gov/education/

If anything changes with the mask mandate for schools, the district will work in consultation with the TriCounty Health Department to adopt the best, most reasonable precautions for our schools to help keep the spread of COVID-19 low.

TriCounty Health continues to encourage the public to wear face coverings at this time, even though we are in the green phase because green, in fact, creates more of a risk for spread of the virus because there are fewer risk mitigations in effect.

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

No district employee or student shall be subjected to discrimination in employment or any district program or activity on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. The district is committed to providing equal access and equal opportunity in its programs, services and employment including its policies, complaint processes, program accessibility, district facility use, accommodations and other Equal Employment Opportunity matters. The district also provides equal access to district facilities for all youth groups. The following persons have been designated as Title IX coordinators to handle inquires and complaints regarding unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation: Dr. Mistalyn Leis, Human Resources Director (435) 781-3100 and/or Dr. Dean Wilson, Student Services Director (435) 781-3100. You may also contact the Office for Civil Rights, Denver, CO, at (303) 844-5695.