Mom suing state over mask mandate ban

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - A Council Bluffs ma connected Wednesday filed a suit fighting the state’s prohibition connected disguise mandates.

Gov. Kim Reynolds, Director of Education Ann Lebo, and Iowa Department of Public Health Director Kelly Garcia were named successful the suit filed by Fran Parr successful Polk County territory court.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a instrumentality banning disguise mandates successful May. But Parr and different Iowa parents person been calling attraction to the state’s prohibition connected disguise mandates, peculiarly aft a schoolhouse territory delayed the commencement of classes due to the fact that of an outbreak.

AHSTW Community Schools successful southwestern Iowa said Monday it is delaying the commencement of schoolhouse due to the fact that of a COVID-19 outbreak amid the staff.

Nearly each authorities with a instrumentality banning disguise mandates is present facing ineligible challenges. The latest suit was filed Tuesday successful South Carolina by the American Civil Liberties Union. On Wednesday, several Florida schoolhouse districts moved forward with disguise requirements anyway.

A spokesperson for Reynolds’ bureau sent a connection to 6 News connected Wednesday night:

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