Missouri’s attorney general is praising news that Columbia’s school board has voted to end CPS’ indoor mask requirement. Our news partner ABC-17 reports Monday night’s board vote was 4-3. CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood recommended the change, due to federal approval of a COVID vaccine for ages five and up. A number of parents and …
UPDATE: Columbia school board to vote on mask issue on Monday evening
Columbia’s school board has been reviewing the recent letter from Missouri’s attorney general about mask requirements and a Cole County judge’s November ruling. The Board will vote Monday evening on whether or not to extend the district’s indoor mask requirement. CPS students and staff have been required to wear masks indoors since August. Attorney General …
Missouri’s AG tells school board and health officials to stop enforcing mask mandates, citing court ruling
Missouri’s attorney general says mask mandates and quarantine orders are “null and void,” under a November decision from Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel P. Green. Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) has written a letter to local public health agencies and to school districts, demanding that they rescind and cease enforcement of any of these orders. …
Missouri’s attorney general praises federal judge’s ruling on vaccine mandate for health care workers
A federal judge in St. Louis has issued a ruling that blocks the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate on health care workers in ten states. Attorney General Eric Schmitt (R) praises the ruling, noting that Missouri was the first state to file suit against the vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. “And the court noted that the mandate …
UM Curators approve vaccine-related resolution, along with room and board increase
Saying that $76-million in federal funding would be at risk, the UM Board of Curators has voted to approve a resolution to comply with President Biden’s (D) vaccine mandate. UM officials have spent weeks reviewing the president’s executive order, along with Governor Parson’s (R) recent executive order and a lawsuit from Missouri Attorney General Eric …