“Parents have advocated with grace and integrity at every level and have been met with total silence. After over a year and a half of government overreach, we are prepared to take the litigious route in an effort to provide the offramp from nefarious policy-making by our governor, state agencies, and the school districts who are failing the constituency.”
Parents of dozens of students are suing 145 Illinois school districts, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois State Board of Education over COVID-19 orders affecting school children.
The case filed in Macoupin County by attorney Thomas DeVore seeks declaratory judgment and injunctions against the schools, saying it’s unlawful to exclude students from school for allegedly being in close contact with a COVID-19 case without the consent of the parent or a court order that includes due process.
It also says it’s unlawful to require masks as a type of treatment without parental consent or a quarantine order from the courts.
Neither Pritzker’s office, nor the ISBE, immediately returned messages seeking comment.
The districts sued in the case range from Antioch Consolidated School District to Porta, to Jacksonville and more.
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