GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE STATE'S SCHOOL MASK MANDATE. 

A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED ON BEHALF OF A DOWNSTATE CLINTON COUNTY PARENT OVER THE MANDATE, WHICH REQUIRES ALL STUDENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF TO WEAR A MASK INDOORS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE BEEN VACCINATED. GOVERNOR PRITZKER RESPONDS:

THE GOVERNOR POINTS OUT THAT A SCHOOL MASK MANDATE HAS BEEN IN PLACE BEFORE IN ILLINOIS. WHEN ASKED BY REPORTERS ABOUT ENFORCING THE RULE, HE SAID SCHOOLS HAVE HAD DRESS CODES FOR YEARS AND THIS SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT.

A LAWSUIT OVER THE MANDATE HAS BEEN FILED ON BEHALF OF A DOWNSTATE PARENT IN CLINTON COUNTY. GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS THE ATTORNEY HANDLING THE SUIT HAS FILED SEVERAL OTHERS DURING THE PANDEMIC AND HAS FAILED EVERY TIME.