The Illinois school mask war is ongoing, with "strong feelings on both sides," one official said.
A Chicago Public Schools principal and the athletic director for Vernon Hills High School have been ordered to appear in court later this month to explain why they should not be held in contempt for allegedly violating apreventing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s school mask mandate from being enforced statewide.
Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issued the temporary restraining order on Feb. 4, spurring school districts across Illinois — even those not named in DeVore’s suit — to reevaluate their COVID-19 safety measures.Theresa Guditis, one of several parents who signed onto the suit against CPS, said her son attended classes at Mount Greenwood school without a mask last week.
Guditis said her son did not want to be isolated from his classmates or forced to return to remote e-learning, so he put on a mask supplied by the school.“There were warnings, and then today they said even with the judge’s order, the city of Chicago requires masks to be worn indoors in all of its buildings,” Guditis said.
In the meantime, the school mask war continues across the state. In Chicago, Oriole Park Elementary School was a battleground last week even after CPS officials reiterated that students need to wear masks inside schools. The Oriole Park email noted that the district has laid out guidance for students without face coverings. For a first offense, a student would be provided a mask and reminded to wear it. If the student is caught again without a mask, a meeting is arranged with a parent or guardian. After the third time, the student would be directed to learn from home.
But DeVore contends the city’s “rules and regulations do not supersede the Illinois Constitution nor the statutory protections of the law, in addition to a court order from a judge.”
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