US appeals court blocks Lucas County health order that would keep religious schools closed amid pandemic
On Dec. 7, the Ohio Christian Education Network filed suit against the health department. The group had previously urged the health commissioner to rescind the order Author: Jenson Strock Updated: 8:26 PM EST December 31, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Thursday blocking the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department from enforcing its public health order which shuttered in-person learning for students in 7-12 grades as it applies to several religious schools that had sued the health department.
On Dec. 7, lawyers for the Ohio Christian Education Network filed suit against the health department. The group had previously urged Lucas County Health Commissioner Eric Zgodzinski to rescind the order, calling it unconstitutional.