Gov. J.B. Pritzker's mask mandate for schools has been undone by two court decisions, as more districts move to mask optional guidelines.
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker fully embraced his role in guiding the state through the coronavirus pandemic when he launched his reelection campaign in July, just a month after he had lifted nearly all restrictions as the vaccination effort gained steam and the state had fully reopened.
While the state awaited an appellate ruling on Grischow’s decision to grant the temporary restraining order, the Illinois Department of Public Health’s emergency rule that covered masking for schools expired Feb. 13.In an effort to continue to enforce masking in school districts not named in the lawsuit, the public health department reissued its rule Monday with minor tweaks, deleting some references to “isolation” and “quarantine” that were central to Grischow’s ruling.
Two other Democrats who voted with Republicans, Chicago Reps. Curtis Tarver and Frances Ann Hurley, gave the same reasoning. Democratic Sens. Bill Cunningham and Tony Muñoz, both of Chicago, voted “present.”The anxiously awaited decision that came out of the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield late Thursday, however, did not change course from Grischow’s ruling. Instead, theeffort to keep statewide masking and other COVID-19 mitigation measures at schools in place.
Protesters call for mask optional schools outside of Glenbrook North High School on Feb. 11, 2022, in Northbrook. Until now, Pritzker has seen his emergency orders throughout the pandemic upheld by the courts — and the appellate court’s action did not address the legality of the governor’s use of emergency powers.
In May 2020, when the initial surge of COVID-19 was subsiding in Illinois, Pritzker backed down from a proposal that could have led to businesses facing criminal misdemeanor charges for opening in violation of his stay-at-home order after some Democrats on the legislative panel joined Republicans in raising concerns.
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