Parents from Dunlap, two school districts in Metamora, Germantown Hills, Eureka, Brimfield, Mortonand Limestone in Bartonville are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. 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.". J.B. Pritzker in October 2021. Out of 850 school district in Illinois, more than 145 districts have filed a lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker's mask mandate for schools. On Tuesday, the General Assembly's Joint Committee on Administrative Rulesrejected an emergency rule proposed by IDPH which would have outlined the requirements for schools to "exclude" certain students based on their exposure to COVID-19as well as require masks for students and teachers. Illinois school mask mandate lawsuit: What you need to know about a A Sangamon County judge issued the order after 145 school districts, including Rockridge, were named in a lawsuit in October 2021. It's something small that's working.". Since the TRO was issued, most local and area school districts, including Springfield District 186, Ball-Chatham and Rochester, have "encouraged" or recommended wearing of masks. At least ten of the districts are in WCIA 3s viewing area in Central Illinois. But a just-filed lawsuit could void that statewide executive order. The group of parents released a statement on Oct. 25, 2021, through attorney Thomas DeVore regarding the lawsuit. (The Center Square) - Students attending one of the 145 schools across Illinois who are part of a sweeping lawsuit won't have to wear a mask if they don't want to, unless they're given due process. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Meanwhile, Chicago Public Schools said it will continue to require masks, as will U-46 in Elgin. The Illinois attorney general is seeking an expedited appeal of the restraining order from theFourth District Illinois Appellate Court,according to a statement from Gov. Some are comfortable with the switch to a mask optional policy, while others are not. 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. The school district appealed, and the Fifth District Appellate Court said the restraining order had, Illinois school mask mandate temporarily blocked by courts, Illinois schools temporarily blocked from enforcing mask mandates and vaccinationsA temporary restraining order issued Friday by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge RayleneGrischow has reducedschools ability to require masks and vaccinations.The orderwas the result of severallawsuits broughtby Greenville attorney Thomas DeVore on behalf of several hundred parents and teachers from around the state. 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Pritzker announced on Feb. 9 a plan to rollback indoor mask requirements by the end of the month. A spokesperson for Pritzkers office could not be reached for comment Monday evening. Illinois school mask mandate ruling throws districts into chaos Contact StevenSpearie: 217-622-1788, sspearie@sj-r.com, twitter.com/@StevenSpearie. While it has been a tumultuous past few weeks for schools, Illinois Education Association president Kathi Griffin, in a statement Friday, said she at least appreciated the clarity the decision brought forth. In Schaumburg's District 54, masks in school are now optional. "We're really excited for that," said father of three Michael Lafido. The lawsuit named at least 69 Chicago area school districts as defendants, including the Chicago Public Schools and districts from all regions of Chicago's suburbs. According to the ruling, such agreements remain enforceable, like the one between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union. 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. Prior to the ruling,NBC 5 talked to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about the state of COVID-19 in Illinois. Se non vuoi che noi e i nostri partner utilizziamo i cookie e i dati personali per questi scopi aggiuntivi, clicca su "Rifiuta tutto". So what does it mean, how are schools responding and what's next? Parents came armed with no mask signs, American flags and their children to protest mask mandates as school district employees looked down at them from their offices. Chicago Public Schools and its 350,000 students will continue masking. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) -- A downstate judge has granted a temporary restraining order in favor of a group that sued to end COVID-19 mask mandates in Illinois public school districts.. TheFourth District Appellate Courtis one of five districts of theIllinois Appellate Court. Illinois parents sue nearly 150 schools over pandemic rules - WSIL-TV "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. "The grave consequence of this misguided decision is that schools in these districts no longer have sufficient tools to keep students and staff safe while COVID-19 continues to threaten our communities - and this may force schools to go remote," said Governor JB Pritzker. "There are factual bases for the distinction," Craven said. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) Several Central Illinois school districts are reacting to a ruling from a judge temporarily lifting COVID-related mandates in schools. One of the cases DeVore is representing parents in actually sparked this newest lawsuit and the largest complaint filed yet. Illinois judge hears arguments in lawsuit claiming due process Community Consolidated School District 181, which has schools in Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, and Burr Ridge, said Monday will be an emergency remote instruction day. Parents from Dunlap, two school districts in Metamora, Germantown Hills, Eureka, Brimfield, Mortonand Limestone in Bartonville are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.The 11-county complaint names 140 school districts, Gov. Rochester Superintendent Dan Cox said he communicated with parents and guardians after the TRO was announced. Pritzker. The court meets in Springfield. 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. Pritzker's actions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and will appeal this decision in the Illinois Appellate Court for the 4th District in Springfield," said Attorney General Kwame Raoul. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. A central Illinois judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents school districts statewide that were sued from requiring students to wear masks in classrooms . The 11-county complaint names 140 school districts, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, State Superintendent of . CHICAGO AREA, IL Masks in schools have been a topic of debate for parents since face coverings first became required for kids attending school in Illinois. A few days later, however, District 12 in Breese a pre-K through 8th grade district announced it was going mask-optional for the upcoming school year. In the metro-east, Red Bud CUSD 132 in. If such overreach is allowed to stand, the separation of powers will have been reduced to ashes and the executive will be allowed to disregard the legislature and create law, rules and regulations at his or her pleasure, the suit said. Their argument, in a nutshell, is if a school is going to order masks or remove a kid from school for not following COVID-19 policies, the district needs to get parental consent or a court order. The grave consequence of this misguided decision is that schools in these districts no longer have sufficient tools to keep students and staff safe while COVID-19 continues to threaten our communities and this may force schools to go remote, Pritzker said. High school parents sue to block Pritzker COVID-19 vax mandates Oxford Community Schools and its staff are shielded from such civil litigation by state law under the doctrine of governmental immunity, Oakland County . 2 in September. Others, however, are waiting for clarification before proceeding. Rockridge School District released a statement, saying they are reviewing the judge's decision and will provide an update "as soon as possible.". 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 . JB Pritzker. What to know about the ruling on Illinois school mask mandate lawsuit This time, parents sued the school districts, IDPH, ISBE and Gov. 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. That hearing is set for Nov. 5. (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 state of Illinois plans to appeal the decision, Pritzker said late Friday, calling the judges decision misguided., Parents sue Pritzker, 16 school districts in Lake and McHenry , Parents sue Pritzker, 16 school districts in Lake and McHenry counties over mask mandate, COVID rules File Photo Gov. Neither Pritzkers office, nor the ISBE, immediately returned messages seeking comment. (AS TO ALL PLAINTIFFS, IDPH AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS) 11. mopeyjoe 1 yr. ago. TAYLOR RIDGE, Ill. Mask requirements, quarantine, COVID-19 vaccination mandates, and testing rules are temporarily blocked for Illinois schools following a judge's ruling on Feb 4. A Sangamon County judge has denied class action status for a lawsuit challenging Illinois' mask and vaccine mandates for school personnel. Here's what we know so far. A Sangamon County judge has ruled. For children in primary schools, health advice is that under 11s are exempt from wearing face coverings in national guidance ? Masks optional at each Illinois school district's discretion; CPS will J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education last year, arguing there was no due process in Illinois' statewide mask order. Geneva Community United School District 304 said it will cancel classes Monday, explaining implementing an emergency day is in its best interest. Illinois school mask mandate ends after appellate court ruling Ketia Daniel, founder of BHM Cleaning Co., is BestReviews cleaning expert. The Illinois Supreme Court granted Gov. The judge filed a temporary restraining order against Bond CountyCommunity UnitSchool DistrictNo. "Until somebody tells us otherwise, we're going to follow the mandates that the Governor, IDPH and ISBE have put out, and if there is a court order, then the court order trumps that until it's actually litigated. Prolific anti-COVID mitigation attorney Tom DeVore on Monday filed suit over Gov. However, the more contagious Delta variant currently spreading has proven to infect children at higher rates that previous strains of COVID, and children with COVID have ended up hospitalized more frequently in recent weeks than at any time since the outbreak began. The high school parents challenging Illinois Gov. The order was the result of. Illinois has about 850 districts Pritzker wins injunction against 3 Illinois schools not complying with MORE: Students walk out over COVID-19 in-person learning . "They read the result of JCAR's action as the end of those emergency rules," Craven said, "and if they are no more, the court doesn't need to decide if they were valid or not.". As school districts across the state begin to interpret the order, different actions are being taken. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education last year, arguing there was no due process in Illinois statewide mask order. Also going "mask optional" are large suburban public school districts across the area, including those in Schaumburg, Elmhurst, Arlington Heights, Barrington and Wheaton, where Shannon Limjuco has two elementary school grade children. Grischow's temporary restraining order blocks the nearly 170 school districts named in DeVore's lawsuits from enforcing mask requirements and exclusion rules for students and staff as well as. Pritzker issued an executive order Aug. 26requiring masks in Illinois schools for teachers, students, staff and visitors. Lawsuit seeks to block mask mandates, exclusion rules . Five days later, Pritzker's statewide school mask mandate undid that decision, including for the child of the plaintiff in DeVore's case. J.B. Pritzkers emergency rules for COVID-19 mitigations in schools null and void, effectively stopping the states mask mandate in school buildings. They were separated out and did e-learning activities. Our children and their families need certainty and some normalcy at school, not legal wrangling managed by a small minority of citizens.We urge the judge to stay her ruling and the state to appeal it as soon as possible. Doctors warn ending school mask mandates will lead to rise in COVID However, the state health dept. Rockford area schools respond to ruling that blocks IL mask mandate ranted one parent. "We have heard from all sides throughout the pandemic about their feelings regarding masking and the quarantine.". But on July 27, the CDC reversed its guidance, recommending masking in schools, even for for fully vaccinated people, as the Delta variant rises and new studies were published about the possibility of rare breakthrough infections due to the strain's mutation. Rockton School District says it's still subject to the Governor's mask mandate. DeVore was in the process of writing a temporary restraining order in the latest lawsuit Thursday afternoon. Administration spokesperson Jordan Abudayyehsaid the governor was "concerned for the health of those in schoolsparticularly vulnerable children and adultsand the ability to continue in-person learning. This decision sends the message that all students do not have the same right to safely access schools and classrooms in Illinois, particularly if they have disabilities or other health concerns, Raoul said in a statement. | Provided Photo. For one thing, what she issued was only a temporary restraining order, expecting a final decision later. This Executive Order from Gov. Pritzker to end school mask mandate on Monday after CDC eases DeVore claims it would take significant mental gymnastics to apply his powers under the IEMAA to local schools, and implored the court to intervene or risk a constitutional crisis. One of the cases DeVore is representing parents in actually sparked this newest lawsuit and the largest complaint filed yet. Read the Full Text: Judge's Ruling Halts Illinois School Mask Mandate She's been dedicated to the statehouse beat since interning at NPR Illinois in 2014, with subsequent stops at outlets including WILL-AM/FM, Law360, The Daily Line and a temporary stint at political blog Capitol Fax before returning to the station in 2020. It is composed of seven judges and encompasses 31 counties across a band of the state. Their argument, in a nutshell, is if a school is going to order masks or remove a kid from school for not following COVID-19 policies, the district needs to get parental consent or a court order. What the ruling does. Michigan judge dismisses school staff as defendants in lawsuits over Restaurant vaccine mandate, indoor mask rules could end 'soon' if COVID cases stay in free fall. The grave consequence of this misguided decision is that schools in these districts no longer have sufficient tools to keep students and staff safe while COVID-19 continues to threaten our communities and this may force schools to go remote,Pritzker said in a statement. 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"Really, the sole purpose of the plan is to provide stability for our schools so we don't get caught in this flipping back and forth between legal cases because those are out of our control and we wanted to focus on what we could control," Cox said. FOR WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BASE THEIR. Masks must be worn in Illinois schools when students and staff return to the classroom in the coming weeks. The complaint alleges Pritzkers executive order implementing a school mask mandate is substantively similar to that bill, and therefore is tantamount to the governor unilaterally crafting law. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, p 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. 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. The parents from District 203 read from the temporary restraining order. How Rockford area schools are responding to judge's ruling on mask mandate Illinois mask mandate will lift for residents Feb. 28, but students will have to continue wearing masks at schools. Heres what we know so far. Illinois school districts will be deciding whether or not to make masks optional after a judge ruled against the state's mandate. The State has completed over 2 million COVID-19 tests in schools through the SHIELD program and sent more than a million rapid tests into schools outside of the City of Chicago. CPS said in a statement last week that the court's ruling does not prohibit the school district from continuing its COVID-19 mitigation policies and procedures, including universal masking, and that the district "will stay the course.". A temporary restraining order issued Friday by Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow has reduced schools' ability to require masks and vaccinations. Soon after the Pritzker administration adopted the suggestions, school boards across the state took the CDC's advice and applied it in many different ways; some mandating masks regardless of vaccination status, some requiring masks only for certain grades and some eschewing masks altogether. Court grants Gov. Pritzker's request to move school mask mandate With nearly 1,300 students, Timothy Christian is the largest Christian school in Illinois. The Joliet Diocese is requiring all catholic schools within the diocese to continue to wear masks including Joliet Catholic Academy. The complaint, filed in local district court, alleges Pritzker overstepped his authority in signing an executive order last week mandating masks in all preschools, elementary and secondary schools in Illinois. Illinois judge grants temporary restraining order against mask mandates Illinois schools temporarily blocked from enforcing mask mandates and -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.". "She's had three open heart surgeries and she has a low oxygen level, so for her COVID could be calamitous," said her mother Leslie Cummings. "Statutory rights have attempted to be bypassed through the issuance of executive orders and emergency rules," she stated in the 29-page order. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A downstate attorney is asking for a temporary restraining order against Chicago Public Schools over their continued requirement for face masks. Last Friday, the judge in Sangamon County ruled against Governor JB Pritzkers mask mandate inside school buildings, in response to lawsuits involving parents and teachers from more than 150 districts.After that ruling went in favor the lawsuit, whose plaintiffs include parents from District 203, the board decided in a closed-door Sunday meeting that they would continue to require masks in schools.Naperville made a decision per the guidance of health departments, to continue the, Parents file lawsuit against 145 school districts over COVID-19 , WCIA.com MACOUPIN CO., Ill. (WCIA) A long list of parents filed a lawsuit against 145 school districts in Illinois Wednesday. Weather explainer: What is a River Flood Warning? Ruling on Illinois School Mask Mandate Lawsuit: What to Know So Far Hannah covers state government and politics for NPR Illinois and Illinois Public Radio. ""We remain committed to defending Gov. 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. "You guys have kept school running. MACOUPIN CO., Ill. (WCIA)- A long list of parents filed a lawsuit against 145 school districts in Illinois Wednesday. says it does have that power under the Department of Public Health Act. McHenry County school districts named in the suit include Algonquin-based School District 300, Crystal Lake School District 47, Crystal Lake District 155, Cary School District 26, Huntley School District 158, McHenry School District 15 and Woodstock School District 200.