Illinois Appeals Temporary Order Blocking School Mask Mandate
- Downstate judge temporarily blocks mask requirement in schools
- State education group warns of school shutdowns without masks
High school students gather outside during a walkout over Covid-19 safety measures at Chicago Public Schools in Chicago, Illinois, on Jan. 14.
Photographer: Cheney Orr/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is seeking an appeal of a judge’s ruling temporarily blocking the state from enforcing a mask mandate at dozens of school districts.
Late Friday, Sangamon County Judge Raylene DeWitte Grischow ruled in favor of the group of parents who brought the lawsuit, issuing a temporary restraining order against Pritzker’s executive order requiring districts to mandate masks for students and teachers.