Posted on 01/25/2022 10:02:24 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
New York state education officials told school administrators to continue enforcing the state’s mask mandate for students and teachers Tuesday despite a judge’s ruling overturning it, causing confusion as some districts rushed to make masks optional.
The Education Department said the state had filed notice that it would appeal Monday’s ruling by a judge on Long Island, a step that could keep the rule in place at least until its planned expiration Feb. 1.
“While these legal steps occur, it is NYSED’s position that schools should continue to follow the mask rule,” said department spokesperson Emily DeSantis.
But in some districts, administrators immediately made masking optional for students and staff.
“While it is certain this decision will face legal challenges, until otherwise litigated, mask wearing will be optional for students and staff in the Massapequa Schools beginning Tuesday,” the Massapequa School District, in the New York City suburbs of Long Island, said on its website.
Ruling in a case brought by a group of parents, judge Thomas Rademaker said the governor and state health commissioner didn’t have authority to issue a mask mandate without legislative approval.
The mandate “is a law that was promulgated and enacted unlawfully by an executive branch state agency, and therefore void and unenforceable,” the judge said.
Attorney General Letitia James said on Twitter that her office would challenge the ruling.
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I only play an attorney online, but when a judge issues an order, isn’t the order supposed to be followed unless a stay or temporary restraining order is issued, pending the appeal?
Not when you’re a Democrat.
The judge should issue warrants for arrest.
Those school officials should be brought before him and each
sentenced to serve one year in prison, not an hour less.
WOW! First the criminals and lawmakers ignoring rule of law Now the teachers... If you can PULL YOUR KIDS OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS! These are the teachers who have been poisoned and indoctrinated through elementary-high school and colleges across the nation and now they are indoctrinating our kids to became radical communists like them! They are a danger to your children’s physical and mental health! GET THEM OUT ASAP!
Yep!
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4032565/posts?page=22#22
I’m not an attorney or judge, but I slept at a Holiday Inn
last night.
Control, like nicotine, is a hard thing to quit.
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