/tags/mask-mandate mask mandate en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:20:53 GMT /government-politics/2021-11-04/ohios-top-doctor-warns-schools-not-to-get-rid-of-their-covid-mask-requirements-too-early Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says getting rid of those now could lead to COVID spread in schools Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:20:53 GMT /government-politics/2021-11-04/ohios-top-doctor-warns-schools-not-to-get-rid-of-their-covid-mask-requirements-too-early Jo Ingles /2021-09-01/some-k-12-schools-throughout-ohio-are-making-changes-due-to-covid-19-spread Some have even been forced to temporarily close their doors. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:13:13 GMT /2021-09-01/some-k-12-schools-throughout-ohio-are-making-changes-due-to-covid-19-spread Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-08-19/democratic-challenger-to-dewine-says-he-should-order-masks-in-schools She said he has that power, even though a new law would allow legislators to vote to overturn it. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 18:02:27 GMT /government-politics/2021-08-19/democratic-challenger-to-dewine-says-he-should-order-masks-in-schools Karen Kasler /government-politics/2021-07-26/dewine-says-he-cant-mandate-masks-in-schools-because-theres-no-appetite-for-it The Ohio Department of Health’s latest COVID guidance for K-12 schools strongly recommends those who can be vaccinated get shots, and masks for those who… Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:38:00 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-26/dewine-says-he-cant-mandate-masks-in-schools-because-theres-no-appetite-for-it Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-07-19/new-bill-would-ban-or-limit-mask-mandates-in-ohios-schools-and-businesses Ohio’s COVID-19 rates are on an upward trend, and less than half of the state’s residents have been vaccinated. Still, some lawmakers want to make sure… Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:51:54 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-19/new-bill-would-ban-or-limit-mask-mandates-in-ohios-schools-and-businesses Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-05-05/ohio-public-school-board-votes-students-and-staff-can-quit-wearing-masks The Board of Education for a southwest Ohio school district has voted to defy the state’s mask mandate. The Blanchester Public Schools’ board in rural… Wed, 05 May 2021 18:02:11 GMT /government-politics/2021-05-05/ohio-public-school-board-votes-students-and-staff-can-quit-wearing-masks Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-04-15/dewine-says-goal-to-remove-ohio-mask-mandate-is-attainable The number of cases of COVID-19 in Ohio has been rising in recent weeks. And it’s going further away from the goal that was set in order for the statewide… Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:22:01 GMT /government-politics/2021-04-15/dewine-says-goal-to-remove-ohio-mask-mandate-is-attainable Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-04-12/ohio-governor-says-vaccines-are-the-way-ohioans-get-their-freedom-back Gov. Mike DeWine has said he’ll lift the statewide mask mandate when Ohio gets down to 50 cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period. But that rate… Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:33:56 GMT /government-politics/2021-04-12/ohio-governor-says-vaccines-are-the-way-ohioans-get-their-freedom-back Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Two representatives in the Ohio House are in the hospital right now, battling COVID-19. They are the latest to acknowledge they have contracted the virus.… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:46:29 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-09-16/lawsuit-contends-mask-mandate-is-unconstitutional More than two dozen parents, mostly in Northwest Ohio, are suing the state over the mandate that K-12 students be required to wear masks. Mike Stahl, one… Wed, 16 Sep 2020 18:53:09 GMT /government-politics/2020-09-16/lawsuit-contends-mask-mandate-is-unconstitutional Jo Ingles