Families Consider Lawsuit Over Mask Mandate In Avon Lake Schools

AVON LAKE, OH — A group of families are considering suing the Avon Lake Schools over a newly reinstituted mask mandate for students.

The return of mask mandates in the district was announced on Dec. 30, 2021. Students and staff in preschool through 12th grade will be required to wear masks while in the Avon Lake Schools, the policy said.

Masks must also be worn during after-school events. The mask policy will remain in effect through at least Jan. 28 before it is reevaluated.

However, a group of parents want to fight the mask mandate and are raising money using GoFundMe to consider supporting a legal challenge to the policy, WKYC reported. No lawsuit has yet been filed though.

Ohio is in the midst of an unprecedented COVID-19 surge with rising numbers of both positive cases and COVID-19-related hospitalizations. More than 6,200 Ohioans are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19, the state hospital association said.