By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is making his stance on school masking clear.
Several school districts are on probation with the state for not following a mandate for all staff and students to wear a mask, whether they are vaccinated or not.
This week at an unrelated press conference, the Governor was asked whether he really would impost sanctions such as loss of funding on schools that don’t comply.
“Am I really going to do that? Yes, we are really going to do that. And by the way, many school districts are heading our call to have mask mandates in their schools, so they are reversing their position.”
The Governor says the good news is that some of the districts that have been put on probation are now complying.
“What I would tell you is that it’s extraordinarily important that we keep our kids safe. Remember, the numbers are going up before schools went back in session, and now, I’m just explaining to you that look at the other states around the country; where schools have reopened, and now you’ve seen schools close right back up again, or have massive numbers of kids who need to stay at home because they’ve caught COVID, or they’ve been exposed to COVID.”
Gov. Pritzker added that masks are necessary to protect students who can’t get vaccinated and the surrounding community.
Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].
