Judge’s ruling halts Illinois School Masks Committee – NBC Chicago

An Illinois lower judge has ruled that Governor JB Pritzker’s emergency rules for COVID-19 mitigation measures in schools are “null.” effectively prevent state mask mandates in school buildings.

Judge Raylene Grischow of Sangamon District Court issued the order Friday afternoon in a lawsuit brought by hundreds of parents in more than 145 school districts who claim the masking order denies students due process. customary.

“Statistical rights have been attempted to be bypassed through the enactment of executive orders and emergency rules,” she states in the 29-page order. “This kind of evil is exactly what the law was intended to limit.”

Read the full verdict here.

The state of Illinois plans to appeal Pritzker said late Friday, calling the judge’s decision “a mistake.”