CHICAGO, Ill. – To put it mildly, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is not happy with the Sangamon County judge who, on Friday, ruled in favor of a number of school districts who had filed a lawsuit opposing the state’s mask mandate and COVID-19 testing requirements for schools.
“Judge Raylene Grischow’s ruling is out of step with the vast majority of legal analysis in Illinois and across the nation,” said Pritzker. “Most importantly, it constrains the ability of the named school districts to maintain safe, in-person learning requirements.”
Pritzker’s office Monday reportedly filed a notice to appeal the decision.
“The judge’s decision cultivates chaos for parents, families, teachers, and school administrators across the state,” said Pritzker. “I’ve asked Attorney General Kwame Raoul to seek to have the ruling overturned, with all possible speed.”
At an unrelated event in the Chicago area Monday, Pritzker saidthe safety mitigations were a way to keep kids in school “as if kids need a minute more of remote learning.”
Several local school districts were a party to the lawsuit. Some parents have said the mask mandates have been difficult on the kids, while others say they know it’s the right thing to do.
