Downstate attorney reignites battle against the Chicago Public Schools COVID-19 mask mandate

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Downstate attorney reignites battle against the Chicago Public Schools COVID-19 mask mandate
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Tom DeVore filed a motion with Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow requesting a temporary restraining order against CPS.

A day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker lifted the mask mandate at Illinois schools, a downstate attorney asked an Illinois judge to halt the COVID-19 masking requirement at Chicago Public Schools — one of only a handful of districts in the state still enforcing the practice.

Chicago Public School Kenwood Academy High School students return to school, Jan. 12, 2022, after five days off for COVID-19 protocol discussions between CPS and CTU.still will be enforced as part of a COVID-19 safety agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. While some of the CPS students whose parents filed the lawsuit were allowed in their classrooms without a mask last month, DeVore said his clients alerted him yesterday “that has changed, and CPS has now forced their children to wear masks.”

[Don't miss] MLB cancels the 1st 2 series of the 2022 season — the 1st time in 27 years games are lost to a labor disputeCPS is “working with our labor and public health partners on how to preserve a safe, healthy learning environment for all as we transition into this new phase of the pandemic,” Martinez said.

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