HUDSONVILLE — The Ottawa County Department of Public Health has issued a final cease-and-desist order to a Christian school in Hudsonville, where there is an ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 and state-mandated safety protocols are allegedly not being followed.
The health department says the cease-and-desist order was issued Thursday. The department said it made numerous attempts over the past several weeks to partner with the Libertas Christian School and contain the spread of the virus.
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