Parley’s Park Elementary mask order extended through Nov. 29

Parley's Park Elementary School. Photo: TownLift

PARK CITY, Utah — The mask mandate at Parley’s Park Elementary School has been extended through November 29. The order was extended because the Covid case threshold has not dropped below 2%.

A public health order issued by Summit County Health Director Dr. Phil Bondurant in August requires face-coverings if any individual elementary school campus reaches a two percent 14-day COVID-19 positivity rate among the total number of students, staff, and faculty.

The order stays in effect for two weeks. If the case threshold drops below 2% after those 14 days, the order is dropped. However, if the threshold stays above 2%, the order is extended.

Parley’s Park Elementary passed the case threshold at the end of October, triggering a mask mandate. Loose enforcement of the mask order forced an investigation by the Summit County Health Department.

Students must meet one of the following criteria:

• Wear a face mask or face shield (both are allowed).
• Participate in schooling from home using the school’s LMS to access CORE lessons (ELA and Math).
• Complete and provide mask exemption paperwork completed by a qualified medical professional.

“The Summit County Health Department may walk through the school to determine compliance with the mask mandate at any time. Parley’s Park Elementary School has been found to be in full compliance,” the school said in a press release.

A mask mandate will also be in effect at nearby Trailside Elementary School starting on Monday. Trailside passed the 2% case threshold on Friday, November 12.