Member of legislative oversight committee says court rulings show
Illinois Board of Education can't revoke a public or private school's
recognition status for failing to follow the governor's mask mandate.
After a judge told a school district it couldn't require masks for students without a quarantine order, the district reported fewer COVID-19 cases, but it has faced other consequences.
Attorney Thomas DeVore said since securing a temporary restraining order enjoining the Hillsboro school district from mandating masks on children on Sept. 17, cases have gone down.
Powell said another consequence is some other schools aren't willing to participate in extracurricular indoor activities with Hillsboro.
While Gov. J.B. Pritzker and ISBE have said they will take actions against schools for not following the mandates, Powell said he hasn't heard back from ISBE on their recognition status.
ISBE Thursday listed four public schools districts as on probation.
Parkview Christian Academy, a private school, had its recognition instantly revoked for not having a mask mandate in place.
DeWitte, a member of JCAR, said the judge in the Parkview case highlighted how public schools have due process when it comes to being sanctioned by ISBE, but private schools do not, and that's wrong.
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