Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday asked that the state Attorney General’s office immediately appeal a decision by a downstate judge to implement a restraining order barring schools from enforcing mask mandates, school exclusion protocols and COVID-19 testing requirements. The governor’s office issued a news release in which he referred to Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow’s decision as…
Attorney General Kwame Raoul will appeal the decision in the Illinois Appellate Court for the 4th District.Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday asked that the state Attorney General's office immediately appeal a decision by a downstate judge to implement a restraining order barring schools from enforcing mask mandates, school exclusion protocols and COVID-19 testing requirements.
The ruling 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.