OTTAWA – Even though a central Illinois judge issued a temporary restraining order that prevents school districts from complying with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that requires students to wear masks in the classroom on Friday, many area schools say they are not bound by that order. Ottawa High School Superintendent Dr. Michael Cushing announced that the judgement only applies to school districts named as participants in the lawsuit, and as they were not, they will continue to follow the mandates regarding masking, vaccinations, exclusions and weekly testing. In emails sent to parents of both Mendota Elementary and High School students, they stated they will continue to follow all rules they already had set in place, including masking according to CDC guidelines on campus and buses. Peru Elementary also announced that all COVID Mitigation Protocols will remain in place. After a Sunday afternoon emergency school board meeting L-P High School voted to maintain the COVID Mitigation Protocols.
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