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Pritzker wins injunction against three school districts on mask issue

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health have won an injunction against three school districts who said they did not need to mandate face masks for in-person learning this year.

Pritzker filed a preemptive lawsuit in July to ensure school children wear face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

A lawyer representing Hutsonville Community Unit School District No. 1 in southeastern Illinois, Parkview Christian Academy in Yorkville and Families of Faith Christian Academy in Channahon wrote letters in the last month to the state board explaining that the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in a 1922 case that government cannot make rules “which merely have a tendency to prevent” the spread of infectious diseases, particularly if “arbitrary and unreasonable.”

Thomas DeVore of Greenville also noted that Pritzker has said there’s not enforcement for violators of the guidelines, which DeVore contended turns “rules” into “recommendations.” He did not return a message left at his office after hours [Tuesday].

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:00 pm

Comments

=== He did not return a message left at his office after hours===

Prolly the smartest legal choice he’s made in months.

Comment by Oswego Willy Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:09 pm
**after hours**

This story was posted at 4:45. Those are some nice hours for a lawyer.

Comment by SaulGoodman Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:20 pm
Great news for the kids, families and teachers in these districts.

Comment by Norseman Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:27 pm
They say a good lawyer knows the law and a great lawyer knows the judge. I guess DeVore is now testing that idea.

Comment by Socially DIstant Watcher Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:49 pm
What’s the “score” now? Has DeVore “won” any cases or appeals? I feel the students and teachers are the real winners here.

Comment by Nearly Normal Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:52 pm
Maybe DeVore is with Bailey at Fox Run eating one last meal without a mask since it doesn’t look like that case is going so well either. Maybe they were both in Springfield today.

Comment by Club J Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 5:58 pm
-Maybe they were both in Springfield today.-

I saw Bailey enter the Stratton employee entrance around 4:30pm without a mask. He was in Springfield today for a press conference.

Comment by non-essential staffer Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 7:32 pm
== I saw Bailey enter the Stratton employee entrance around 4:30pm without a mask. ==

That’s a little too close for me. I’m required to wear A mask to enter my building, to go anywhere in that building, to walk the tunnels between the buildings and whenever I leave my desk. As they say, He puts his pants on one leg at a time just like the rest of us. He has no respect for the health of anyone in the Capitol complex.

Comment by thoughts matter Tuesday, Aug 18, 20 @ 9:06 pm