Governor JB Pritzker says the state will continue to fight lawsuits over the state COVID-19 mandates.
Suits have been filed on a variety of fronts, including the requirement that kids wear masks in school and that teachers and staff get vaccinated. The Governor responds:
“There are people who are irresponsible. Extraordinarily irresponsible going around the state suing basically wanting to make schools less safe. That isn’t right. We are not at the point where the pandemic is over. We have got to stand up for the safety and health for all the people of our state.”
As of Friday, there were 206 classroom outbreaks in Illinois in grades K-12 and 28 traced back to school sports. An outbreak is defined as 2 or more related cases.
