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Mask mandate remains for K-6 students after resolution fails at Kalamazoo County Commission meeting

Kalamazoo County Health and Human Services
Posted at 10:29 PM, Oct 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-05 22:30:42-04

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A member of Kalamazoo County Government's Board of Commissioners confirmed to Fox 17 that the mask mandate in place at K-6 Kalamazoo schools will stay in place following a failed resolution.

A resolution requesting Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services to rescind the school mask mandate failed at the Commissoner's meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5.

3 members voted yes and 6 members voted no, with two commissioners absent for the vote.

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