34 Illinois school districts put on probation for not complying with state's mask mandate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - School is just getting started in Illinois and 34 school districts in the state have already been placed on probation for not complying with the state's mask mandate.
On Aug. 4, Gov. Pritzker issued an executive order mandating masks to be worn by students and teachers to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
According to the Illinois State Board of Education, 34 districts have refused to comply.
The districts will now have the opportunity to meet with the board of education and submit a corrective action plan to "address the deficiencies that are presenting a danger to students and staff," ISBE said.
Districts that do not submit a plan will lose recognition status.
This means the districts would lose access to state funding and are unable to participate in IHSA and IESA sports.
Additionally, ISBE has revoked the recognition of seven nonpublic schools that were not complying with the mask requirement.
Two nonpublic schools and two school districts have had their statuses restored to Fully Recognized after changing their policies to require universal indoor masking, ISBE said.
The school districts that are currently on probation or not recognized include the following (this is the latest update at of Aug. 18):
- Wayne City CUSD 100 - on probation
- North Wayne CUSD 200 - on probation
- La Harpe CSD 347 - on probation
- Field CCSD 3 - on probation
- Beecher City CUSD 20 - on probation
- Edwards County CUSD 1 - on probation
- Flanagan-Cornell Dist 74 - on probation
- Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276 - on probation
- Brimfield CUSD 309 - on probation
- Central CUSD 3 - on probation
- Vandalia CUSD 203 - on probation
- Cornell CCSD 426 - on probation
- Odell CCSD 435 - on probation
- Flora CUSD 35 - on probation
- Woodlawn Unit School District 209 - on probation
- Oblong CUSD 4 - on probation
- South Central CUD 401 - on probation
- Hamilton Co CUSD 10 - on probation
- Shelbyville CUSD 4 - on probation
- Illini West H S Dist 307 - on probation
- Ramsey CUSD 204 - on probation
- Dieterich CUSD 30 - on probation
- Brown County CUSD 1 - on probation
- Warsaw CUSD 316 - on probation
- Patoka CUSD #100 - on probation
- Red Bud CUSD 132 - on probation
- Durand CUSD 322 - on probation
- North Clay CUSD 25 - on probation
- Bethany Lutheran School - not recognized
- St Johns Lutheran Parochial Sch- not recognized
- Trinity Christian School- not recognized
- Lutheran School of St. Luke- not recognized
- Carlyle CUSD 1 - on probation
- Benton CCSD 47 - on probation