[Ruling on Illinois school mask mandate throws districts into chaos]There has been confusion about school mask and quarantine requirements since Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issued the temporary restraining order Friday because several hundred Illinois school districts were not named in the litigation. When Judge Grischow announced her decision on 4:45 p.m. on Friday, her 29-page ruling didn't settle the questions about masking in school. . Local school districts react to Illinois' temporary restraining order Attorney General Raoul officially filed an appeal Monday morning. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A downstate judge has granted a temporary restraining order against mask mandates for 140 school districts throughout the state. Justice John Turner wrote the order. "This shows yet again that the mask mandate and school exclusion protocols are essential tools to keep schools open and everyone safe. All rights reserved, A downstate Illinois judge issued a ruling declaring Gov. In the metro-east, Red Bud CUSD 132 in. This time, parents sued the school districts, IDPH, ISBE and Gov. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow heard oral arguments in the case earlier this month prior to granting the temporary restraining order. A Sangamon County judge has denied class action status for a lawsuit challenging Illinois' mask and vaccine mandates for school personnel. Complaint filed . The state of Illinois announced it will appeal the decision,with Pritzker late Friday calling the ruling "misguided.". "I'm not sure who you represent but it is not us," said another parent. A spokesperson for Pritzkers office could not be reached for comment Monday evening. Some of the parents in the complaint shared their views on the issue prior to filing the complaint, said O'Laughlin. People seem to be leaving to states with an improved business climate, lower taxes, and we would also say because that states with the worst government finances seem to be losing population the most, Weinberg said. Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools said it will continue to require masks, as will U-46 in Elgin. Masks optional but encouraged. But Joliet Public Schools District 86 told parents on Sunday it will continue to require masks in all of its buildings since the district was not named in the lawsuit challenging the mask mandate that resulted in the restraining order. Heres the full list from Central Illinois: Amended Complaint Macoupin Co. by Neil Street on Scribd. in all settings, including education. Per saperne di pi su come utilizziamo i tuoi dati personali, consulta la nostra Informativa sulla privacy e la nostra Informativa sui cookie. Here's what we know so far. Yahoo fa parte della famiglia di brand di Yahoo. On Wednesday, Illinois Gov. Chicago Public Schools to continue mask mandate | WBEZ Chicago J.B. Pritzker's mask mandate being found null and void by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow Feb. 4. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Mask protest planned at Illinois schools - Axios Chicago They must also have due process. Pritzker on Monday encouraged those districts to continue, Ruling on Illinois School Mask Mandate Lawsuit NBC Chicago, Ruling on Illinois School Mask Mandate Lawsuit: What to Know So Far A downstate Illinois judge made a ruling late last week that effectively prohibits a statewide mask requirement in schools, sparking plenty of confusion from school districts across the state. Only children 12 and over are currently eligible for COVID vaccines. As we have from the beginning of the pandemic, the administration will keep working to ensure every Illinoisan has the tools needed to keep themselves and their loved ones safe. Recently, the State provided 350,000 rapid tests to Chicago Public Schools to facilitate a return to in person learning.To increase access to the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccination, the State has held 1,767 on-site vaccination clinics in schools and day camps with an additional 470 clinics already scheduled. On Monday, Rochester's board of education met at a special meeting to pass a layered mitigation plan. A temporary restraining order issued Friday by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow has reduced schools' ability to require masks and vaccinations. In part, the order said the students named in the case cant be excluded from in-person learning without consent or a quarantine order from the health department. ", Governor JB Pritzker spoke about the ruling Monday morning at a press conference on preventing expressway shootings. 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While some districts continue to isolate students from class for not wearing masks, other schools across the state went mask optional this last week. READ: Judge Raylene Grischows full ruling here. When it comes to relaxing mitigations in schools, Fauci said, "We're not there yet. Tony Sanders said in a letter to parents. MASK AND EXCLUSION POLICIES. In fact, the safety mitigations encompassed by the State's guidance, as well as vaccinations for children and adults, are the best ways to keep schools open and everyone healthy. We insist that school districts statewide abide by existing agreements on health and safety. Illinois schools temporarily blocked from enforcing mask mandates and Follow heron Facebook.com/leslie.renken. Missouri Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt completed on Friday a promise made earlier this week by filing lawsuits against 36 public school districts for requiring masks. "Our primary goal is to educate our kids and do that in a safe environment and that's something we've been doing, and we take very seriously.". Illinois parents file class-action lawsuit over school masks More and more Illinois schools going mask optional after court ruling 20. Governor Pritzker said the judge's ruling, "cultivates chaos" and that, "poor legal reasoning should not take one of our most effective tools off the table so again, I have asked the attorney general to continue to aggressively appeal this decision.". (The Center Square) - The case with more than 700 parents suing more than 140 school districts over mask and exclusion policies implemented on school children continues. The ruling announced Friday afternoon states defendants are temporarily restrained from ordering school districts to require masks for students and teachers - unless a quarantine order is issued by a local health department. CHICAGO Illinois schools are no longer required to mandate masks for their students, according to a court ruling. -Schaumburg District 54: Masks not require, - St. Charles CUSD 303: Masks suggested but not required, -Orland School District 135: Masks not required, -Wheaton School District 200: Masks recommended but not required, -Plainfield District 202: Masks recommended but not required, -Lisle District 202- Continuing mask mandate, will make final decision after survey of parents, -Algonquin District 300- Open Tuesday, continuing mask mandate, The Archdiocese of Chicago sent a letter to parents and students Saturday that said they are "closely monitoring the case.". To facilitate safe in-person learning, the administration has provided schools across the state with 3.8 million masks for students, teachers, and staff as of January 12th. How many Illinois school districts are mask optional? The lawsuit begins with laying out current COVID-19 statistics in Illinois, including a calculation that the survival rate for children and young adults up to age 20 who contract the virus is 99.9973%, citing 20 COVID deaths in that cohort in Illinois since the pandemic began. Hundreds of Peoria teachers, staff haven't taken COVID vaccine, district says, A Peoria teacher quits and the video goes viral, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. MACOUPIN CO., Ill. (WCIA)- A long list of parents filed a lawsuit against 145 school districts in Illinois Wednesday. JB Pritzker said the governor was "disappointed" with the decision and saidheplanned to appeal. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Area school districts named in the lawsuit were Ball-Chatham, Carrollton, Mount Pulaski, Petersburg PORTA, Jacksonville, North Mac, Carlinville and Staunton. The lawsuit begins with laying out current COVID-19 statistics in Illinois, including a calculation that the survival rate for children and young adults up to age 20 who contract the virus is 99.9973%, citing 20 COVID deaths in that cohort in Illinois since the pandemic began. "Why are you continuing to enforce a mandate that is null and void?" Elgin Area School District U46 is standing by its requirement, explaining its Board of Education approved a resolution in August of last year supporting that the district follows recommendations issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as local health agencies. "Some people were saying like, 'Oh yeah this is so exciting finally!' That happened in Bond County. Cox said he didn't seeany problems in schools after the TRO basically made mask wearing unenforceable. 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DeVore filed the suit on behalf of a father of a student in Breese School District 12 in Clinton County, about 40 miles east of St. Louis. J.B. Pritzker's ability to use emergency powers to cancel student sports and mandate athletes wear masks changed their lawsuit to try to block . ""We remain committed to defending Gov. "We recognize the challenges this decision may have on our families, but given the fluidity of the situation we strongly feel that this time is necessary to effectively plan for any potential impact on our students, staff, and school community," said Dr. Kent Mutchler, superintendent. Pritzker had harsh wordsfor the judge's decision and quickly urged the state's attorney general's office to appeal, suggesting the ruling could spark another surge in the virus. KalegNar 1 yr. ago. Pritzker added it didn't stop businesses or local governments from creating and enforcing mask requirements. "Because future court rulings may go back and forth, and because changing our policies back and forth would create confusion and disruption in our schools, we will continue the current mask policy for now," Archdiocese officials said. ", Abudayyeh said the governor "was encouraged that the court made it clear that school districts can continue to keep their own mitigations in place.". As one of the districts named in the lawsuit that resulted in the temporary restraining order, administrators said removing the mask mandate for their schools was a legal decision. | Provided Photo. Downstate Judge Issues Order Against Mask Mandate For Illinois Schools "What we issued last night we did with full recognition that it's being appealed and that it is possible and likely that something will change," said Supt. MORE: Students walk out over COVID-19 in-person learning . A bright spot in the decision clarifies for which parties the TRO applies. A judge in downstate Sangamon County granted a temporary restraining order Friday effectively prohibiting mask requirements for students in numerous school districts across the state. "Naperville made a decision per the guidance of health departments, to continue the requirement of masking in schools, buses, after school activities, with the exception of the named parties in the lawsuit," said Superintendent Dan Bridges. Robert Frost 8th grader Teresa Watson said she wants to see how the mask optional policy goes. JBPritzker,Illinois State Board of Education superintendent Carmen Ayala and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, as defendants.A hearing before Seventh Circuit Judge April Troemper is set for 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in Carlinville.COVID vaccine:Hundreds of Peoria teachers, staff havent taken COVID vaccine, district saysThe superintendent of District 122 in Metamora said they were aware of the lawsuit, but not in any official capacity.We have zero documentation other than what weve found online,, Illinois school mask mandate ruling forces districts to decide , Illinois school mask mandate ruling forces districts to decide whether or not to make masks optionalSCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) An Illinois judges ruling has forced many schools Monday to decide whether to continue with a mask mandate or to make them optional, and emotions across the state are running high.Some school districts kept their mask rules in place, while others made them optional.But emotions boiled over a meeting in Naperville Monday night.Why are you continuing to enforce a mandate that is null and void? ranted one parent. In south suburban Burbank, School District 111 will "fully comply with the court's ruling," but recommends masks be worn by all students and staff in school buildings. Court grants Gov. Pritzker's request to move school mask mandate JB Pritzker announced that the statewide mask mandate that requires face coverings in public indoor settings will be lifted Monday, Feb. 28. All this is prompted by Gov. It prohibited schools from requiring the plaintiffs kids to wear a mask unless there was consent or a court order. "There are factual bases for the distinction," Craven said. Derik Holtmann dholtmann@bnd.com. ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) Parents from 145 school districts in Illinois are suing Gov. Ketia Daniel, founder of BHM Cleaning Co., is BestReviews cleaning expert. One can only presume Pritzker is dissatisfied the legislature chose not to empower IDPH and ISBE with this authority, so he took it upon himself to pilfer the power of the legislature and for all intents and purposes made HB 2789 a law on his own, the suit said. The governor's office issued a news release saying schools may be forced to go remote if they don't have proper tools to keep students and staff safe. So what does it mean, how are schools responding and whats next? For one thing, what she issued was only a temporary restraining order, expecting a final decision later. 2023 www.sj-r.com. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Illinois is requiring students . The state's largest school district on Saturday said it would continue a mask mandate in its schools, along with staff vaccination and testing requirements, despite a ruling Friday by a. J.B. Pritzkers school mask mandate and other safety measures from being enforced statewide.After canceling classes Monday to study the ruling, St. Charles District 303 and Geneva District 304 announced they are encouraging students and staff to continue to wear masks, but will no longer require them to do so. "I have a daughter that is a little speech delayed. The TRO granted by 7th Judicial Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow in Sangamon County court covered separate lawsuits, but it did declare the emergency rules implemented by IDPH and the Illinois State Board of Education on Sept. 17 regarding mask mandates for students and teachers "void" and that school districtsmay "govern themselves accordingly.". More than 700 parents took part in the lawsuit, claiming local health department should have authority to quarantine or mandate masks, not the schools. Between vitriol, tears and begging for mask choice, just a few parents and a teacher stepped up to back the board's decision to keep masks mandatory for now. Justices Thomas Harris and Lisa Holder White concurred in most parts. Jeff Schuler, Community Unit School District 200. Five days later, Pritzker's statewide school mask mandate undid that decision, including for the child of the plaintiff in DeVore's case. "We have wide spaces (and) large classrooms. At least one Illinois school district has canceled classes for Monday and many others have decided to recommend masks. "We have medications that can address the issue. That happened in Bond County. So what does it mean, how are schools responding and what's next? What the ruling does. It is not the children you care about.Im not sure who you represent but it is not us, said another parent.The parents from District 203 read from the temporary restraining order. Parents file lawsuit against 145 school districts over COVID-19 Chicago-area school districts are relaxing their COVID-19 policies or revealing they plan to stay the course in the wake of an Illinois judge's decision to temporarily prevent Gov. By. Police are still ticketing students in Illinois schools. A new bill

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