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Federal judge grants preliminary injunction on social media censorship; Biden administration appeals
MONROE, Louisiana – U. S. District Judge Terry Doughty, who on the Fourth of July enjoined censorship of social media by Joe Biden’s administration, found the government censored a St. Louis native and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. three days after Biden took the oath of office. -
Beyond ridiculous: Pritzker extends emergency COVID powers another 30 days. Why?
Zero media coverage on this, but on Friday before Memorial Day Gov. JB Pritzker signed yet another COVID Disaster Proclamation, his 28th since the pandemic began over two years ago. Pursuant to those proclamations, he has signed over 112 emergency orders. -
Longer public schools closed for pandemic, more students they lost
New research shows remote learning spurred the enrollment declines plaguing public schools. Schools with more in-person instruction lost fewer students. -
A stunning miscalculation: CDC cuts nation's reported child COVID deaths by nearly 25 percent
One of the greatest sins of our government’s approach to the COVID pandemic has been its oppressive treatment of children. Lockdowns, remote-learning and other mitigation policies have stunted the mental, physical, social and emotional development of children for two years. Research and coverage from NPR, New York Times, the Atlantic and other media increasingly show the damage to children has been enormous, though we won’t know the full impact for decades. -
Governor Pritzker Launches Initiative to Improve Behavioral Health Services for Children
Governor Pritzker Launches Initiative to Improve Behavioral Health Services for Children. -
Gov. Pritzker falsely claims victory after Supreme Court ruling then surrenders on statewide school mask mandate
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Pritzker Administration’s request to appeal a lower appellate ruling, thereby effectively ending the statewide school mask mandate. Individual school districts became free across Illinois to decide for themselves on school masks. After the ruling, Pritzker said his mandate will end on Monday, a mandate he has claimed is legal and still effective despite lower court rulings to the contrary. -
Collinsville school board: Masks 'strongly recommended' but no longer required
The Collinsville CUSD 10 school board voted unanimously Monday to make masks “strongly recommended,” but not required, for students and staff. -
Pritzker keeps schoolchildren masked, ends mandate for adults
Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently warned that an Illinois judge's ruling that struck down his school mask mandate for some districts was "out of step" with vast majority of legal analysis in Illinois and the nation. -
Omicron shows Illinois masks and mandates aren't working: A comparison of Illinois versus its neighbors
A comparison of mask-mandated Illinois to its mandate-less neighbors during Omicron shows that Illinois’ restrictions have failed to provide any benefit so far. In fact, a review of publicly-available CDC data shows Illinois’ per capita COVID cases increased more rapidly than all its neighbors, while the state’s deaths per capita are now higher than all of its neighbors except Indiana. -
How will local schools respond to TRO on state's school mask mandate?
Parents of Edwardsville public school students are awaiting explicit direction from District 7 in its response to Friday's suspension of a statewide school mask mandate and other COVID-related health rules. But for now, kids won't be learning virtually, and are expected in class on Monday. -
Politics getting bad for those using children as human COVID shields
It’s time for public officials like Gov. JB Pritzker to check the political winds on their COVID policies. They may cling to their version of science, but the politics have shifted against them, even within their own party. They are rapidly being left behind, putting Illinois and a few other states in outlier status on COVID policy, particularly for children. -
1-in-5 Illinois students chronically truant thanks to COVID-19 mandates
Illinois students were missing – in masses – during the COVID-19 restrictions on in-person learning. As a result, nearly 20% fewer students met math and English proficiency standards. -
OSHA Issues Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS
OSHA Issues Covid-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS. -
The Delta variant and its limited impact on Illinois children
Press reports of the Delta virus’ impact on children across the country have been alarming since July, when cases and hospital admissions jumped significantly after a bottoming out in June. Most of the attention has fallen on Florida and other southern states, but there have been concerning stories in Illinois, too. -
Illinois lawmakers ask if school mask mandate discipline went too far
The Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its authority by yanking recognition of schools that defied a statewide mask mandate. State lawmakers have asked the board to clarify those rules. -
Teutopolis parents granted TRO in fight over school mask mandate
Fourth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Judge Douglas Jarman on Wednesday ruled against Teutopolis Unit 50 School District and its superintendent Matthew Sturgeon over the Effingham County school district's mask requirement. -
Pritzker asked what COVID-19 measure will let Illinoisans ditch masks
A state lawmaker has asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker for the metrics needed to drop statewide mask mandates. He also called for public hearings on masking harms to student development, others in Illinois. -
Pritzker mask mandate leads to threats against 58 schools, districts
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Aug. 4 mask mandate drew criticism from the communities he just weeks earlier promised would keep local control over student COVID-19 safety. School districts that fail to kowtow face severe state sanctions. -
Schools buckling under Pritzker threats to yank funds, invalidate student diplomas, but challenges may be brewing
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker facing renewed challenges to his pandemic authority, as school officials and others question his power under Illinois law to override local control and use legally questionable threats against schools and students to compel compliance with public health mandates. -
CDC squelched its own study showing masks ineffective for kids in schools; Answers needed
Friday’s column in New York Magazine is a must-read for those following the controversy over masks in K-12 schools.