Health Department can mandate masks, director says
“The Shelby County Health Department is well within the law to protect children at K-12 schools, pre-Ks and daycares,” Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor said Thursday, Aug. 12. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor stands firm on agency’s authority to require masks.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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