Schools going mask optional prepare for legal fight with Illinois State Board of Education – Center Square

“It’s time for us to begin the transition to learning how to live a life with COVID,” Vandalia school board member Ryan Lewis said. “We have everything available to us to offer protection to those that want it.” He noted practically every element of Pritzker’s five-phase reopening plan from May 2020 has been met, except for “no new cases over a sustained period.”