In the thick of COVID this past school year, Clinton Schools joined a small, less-publicized lawsuit against the Illinois State Board of Education alleging they wrongly threatened to take away recognition status of schools if they did not follow the mandates from Gov. JB Pritzker.

That lawsuit recently received a ruling from the judge in the case. On the WHOW Morning Show Tuesday, Clinton Schools Superintendent Curt Nettles told Regional Radio the ruling was it is a moot lawsuit because there is no standing executive order but the judge noted ISBE overstepped its authority.

According to Nettles, it was not a summary judgment but he felt it was enough to reference in the event more mandates are handed out in the future.

Nettles feels the previous school year was almost two years in one separated by masking requirements and the mask mandate being lifted.

He says they took advantage of the ability to relax COVID restrictions as much as they could when given the opportunity.