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School Districts, State Asking For Dismissal Of Mask Mandate Lawsuit


Posted Date: 12/03/2021

School Districts, State Asking For Dismissal Of Mask Mandate Lawsuit

At least two school districts and the Wyoming Department of Health have asked a U.S. District Court to dismiss a lawsuit that mask requirements in place in some schools across the state be ruled unconstitutional and declared void.

Sheridan County School District No. 2, Laramie County School District No. 1 and the Wyoming Department of Health have all filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit filed in early November on behalf of Laramie student Grace Smith and 10 others.

The Sheridan school district filed its motion on Nov. 19, while Cheyenne schools and the WDH filed motions on Tuesday.

In its brief in support of its request for dismissal, the Sheridan district said the 128-page lawsuit was not prepared according to the rules governing federal court action.

Please click here for the full story By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily