Face masks will remain mandatory in Indian River County schools following a failed attempt by four parents to sue the school district over a mask mandate they felt was unconstitutional.
MANDATORY IN INDIAN RIVERCOUNTY SCHOOLS, FOLLOWING AFAILED ATTEMPT BY FOUR PARENTSTO SUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTOVER A MASK MANDATE THEY FELTWAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS SPOKE WITH ONEMOTHER INVOLVED IN THE SUITABOUT WHAT'S NEXT&FAILED ATTEMPT BY FOUR PARENTSTO SUE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OVERA MASK MANDATE THEY FELT WASUNCONSTITUTIONAL.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS SPOKE WITH ONE MOTHERINVOLVED IN THE SUIT ABOUTWHAT'S NEXT&<< LOOKLIVE INTRO: A JUDGEDISMISSED THE LAWSUIT SAYINGTHERE NOTHING OR ILLEGAL ORUNCONSTITUTIONAL ABOUT THEDISTRICTONE MOTHER ON THE LAWSUIT SAYSTHEY;RE ALREADY EXPLORING NEXTSTEPS TO KEEP CHALLENGING THERULE.
PKG 05:47:38;16“IT WASVERY DISHEARTENING TO BEHONEST WITH YOU” JENNIFERPIPPIN IS ONE OF FOUR PARENTS-LEARNING TUESDAY THAT THEIRATTEMPTS TO REVERSE A MASKMANDATE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTYFAILED IN COURT.
05:48:01;02“WE WERE HOPING FOR OPTIONALMASKING.
OPTIONAL MASKING FOROUR STUDENTS, OPTIONAL MASKINGFOR THE TEACHERS, THE STAFF”IN OCTOBER- THEY FILED ALAWSUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOLBOARD, SAYING THEY FELT THEMANDATE VIOLATED THEIRCONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO FREEAND UNIFORM EDUCATION BYREQUIRING VIRTUAL SCHOOL FORCHILDREN WHO WONMASK.
ALSO CLAIMING IN THEIRSUIT THAT THE MANDATE STRIPSPARENTS OF THEIR RIGHT TO MAKEMEDICAL DECISIONS FOR THEIRCHILDREN.
05:51:39;06“MYCHILDREN WERENHAVING ISSUES WITH IT BUT SOMANY CHILDREN WERE” BUT INTHIS DECISION- A JUDGEDISMISSED THE CASE- SAYING INPART THAT THE MASKS DO NOTVIOLATE ANY CONSTITUTIONALRIGHTS, NOR INFRINGE ON APARENTMEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THEIRCHILD.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTSAID IN A STATEMENT:“WE AREPLEASED WITH THE COURTDETAILED AND PROMPT RULING ONTHESE IMPORTANT ISSUES.
THEDISTRICT CONTINUES TO WORKWITH ITS STUDENTS, FAMILIESAND STAFF IN IMPLEMENTINGAPPROPRIATE LEARNINGENVIRONMENTS FOR EVERYONE”PIPPIN AND ONE OTHER PARENT-VOICED THEIR FRUSTRATION TOBOARD MEMBERS, 00:24:13:08“CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR CASEBEING DISMISSED, YOU MUST ALLBE SO PROUD THAT YOU AREPARTICIPATING IN A GLOBALEXPERIMENT” 00:28:10:16“YESWE DID LOSE OUR CASE TODAY,BUT THIS IS JUST A MINOR BUMPIN THE ROAD." PIPPIN SAID THEYARE EXPLORING APPEALING THRULING.
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A judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming a mask mandate in schools was unconstitutional.
