County commission takes up mask mandate
The Shelby County Commission is meeting Monday and voting on a resolution that asks the health department to order the mask mandate countywide. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The commission is the latest body to take up a call for a countywide mask mandate that would come from the Shelby County Health Department. The health department amended its latest health directive Friday to require all K-12 students in all schools – public and private – across the county to wear masks as the school year begins. Also on Monday’s agenda is a veto override.
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