Attorneys representing a 19-year-old woman in a suit against the Normal Police Department are seeking to withdraw from the case following the plaintiff s indictment.
Bucking Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a handful of Democratic state lawmakers on Tuesday joined Republicans to block a rule aimed at ensuring school districts that aren’t party to an ongoing lawsuit continue enforcing mask requirements.
Bucking Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a handful of Democratic state lawmakers on Tuesday joined Republicans to block a rule aimed at ensuring school districts that aren’t party to an ongoing lawsuit
Itasca-Based American Academy Of Pediatrics Calls For All Students To Wear Masks; Parents Remain Divided
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CHICAGO (CBS) School is still weeks away, but as we speak school boards are debating the big decision in front of them – will students wear masks, or not?
On Monday, a well-respected voice for the nation’s children, based in Illinois, joined that conversation. And as CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra reported Monday night, it remains as touchy a subject as ever.
It’s an issue that even had parents marching in Wheaton this past Friday. Community Unit School District 200 in Wheaton opted to make masks optional for all students, which didn’t sit well with everyone.
The state is leaving it up to local school districts to decide if masks are required, and that is not sitting well with some parents. You do not take away the preventative health measure that is most proven to work, said parent and rally organizer Ronak Maisuria.
District 200 said it is continuing mitigations such as masks on buses and physical distancing at 3 feet. The district also said it is cognizant of CDC guidance, and if local conditions suggest a need to adjust practices, we will do that as we did all last year as plans adjusted.
Meanwhile, a debate over masks in the classroom is brewing in northwest suburban Barrington after Community Unit School District 220 announced it will not require masks for grades 6-12. Although the district said it recommends that any student who is not fully vaccinated wears a mask.