All four schools in Fremont District 79 in Mundelein are switching to remote learning until further notice due to planned protests over the district’s mask requirement. Fremont School District 79 said in a letter to parents on Sunday that they received multiple reports of protests and demonstrations that are planned to take place on Monday. […]
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Grayslake Central, Grayslake North high schools switch to mask-optional following planned walkout
Grayslake School District 127 is now mask-optional after in-person classes at Grayslake North and Grayslake Central high schools were canceled Wednesday due to planned protests of the district’s mask mandate. The district on Tuesday sent an email to parents saying that both Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School would switch to eLearning […]
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Students at Warren Township and Mundelein high schools stage walkouts and rally against mask requirements
Students at Warren Township and Mundelein high schools protested mask requirements today following a recent court ruling by a downstate judge. On Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow “deemed null and void” the governor’s emergency rules through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) concerning COVID-19 mitigations for schools. Schools impacted by litigation […]
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Gov. Pritzker says he will lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate on February 28
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that he will lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate on February 28, citing rapidly declining COVID-19 hospitalizations. Pritzker held a press conference Wednesday morning in Champaign to discuss an increase in MAP grants in the state’s 2023 budget. Following a Tuesday report that Pritzker was going to lift the state’s mask […]
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Grayslake Central, Grayslake North high schools cancel in-person class Wednesday in anticipation of mask protests
Grayslake School District 127 has canceled in-person classes Wednesday at both its high schools after students had planned to walk out in protest of the district’s mask requirement. The district sent an email to parents on Tuesday saying that both Grayslake Central High School and Grayslake North High School would switch to eLearning for Wednesday. […]
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Vernon Hills High School students stage walkout as school district stands by decision to continue requiring masks
Students at Vernon Hills High School walked out Monday and Tuesday as the school stood by its decision to continue requiring masks following a recent court ruling. On Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow “deemed null and void” the governor’s emergency rules through the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) concerning COVID-19 mitigations […]
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‘It cultivates chaos’: Gov. Pritzker slams judge’s ruling striking down Illinois’ school mask mandate
Gov. J.B. Pritzker slammed a downstate judge’s ruling that temporarily blocks his mask and COVID exclusion mandates in Illinois schools, saying that the judge had “poor legal reasoning.” “Judge Raylene Grischow’s ruling is out of step with the vast majority of legal analysis in Illinois and across the nation,” Pritzker said during an unrelated press […]
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Gov. Pritzker says his administration will immediately appeal judge’s ruling blocking masks, vaccines in Illinois schools
Gov. JB Pritzker said there would be “grave consequences” and that he would appeal after a judge issued an order blocking his mask and vaccine mandates in Illinois schools. Pritzker asked the Illinois Attorney General’s office for an immediate appeal of the court’s decision, which restrains the state from enforcing certain COVID-19 measures in schools. […]
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Judge blocks Illinois schools from enforcing Gov. Pritzker’s mask, vaccine mandates
(The Center Square) – A judge on Friday issued a temporary order blocking Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask and vaccine mandates in schools in Illinois and referred to his policies as a “type of evil.” In a 30-page ruling late Friday, Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow “deemed null and void” the governor’s emergency rules […]