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Masks Will Stay On in CPS Despite Downstate Judge's Ruling Against Mandates
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District officials and teacher union leaders on Saturday affirmed that masking requirements will remain in place in Chicago Public Schools classrooms despite a downstate judge’s ruling halting mask mandates.
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CPS said the "court’s current ruling does not prohibit CPS from exercising its authority to continue its COVID-19 mitigation policies and procedures, including universal masking by students and staff and vaccination and testing requirements for staff members."
Attorney Thomas Devore, who represented families in the lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate, warned that he believes districts could be facing trouble if they continue to require masks. "There could be significant liability for school districts to continue to implement and enforce requir…
District officials and teacher union leaders on Saturday affirmed that masking requirements will remain in place in Chicago Public Schools classrooms despite a downstate judge’s ruling halting mask mandates.
Two days after Chicago Public Schools announced it would continue requiring masks, New Jersey and Delaware both announced plans to lift mandates in schools.
