Dec 19, 2020 catholic news service
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, right, is seen with a box of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Ky., Dec. 14, 2020. (Credit: Bryan Woolston/Reuters via CNS.)
The Supreme Court Dec. 17 rejected an appeal from a Kentucky Christian school to be exempt from state orders to stop in-person classes amid rising coronavirus cases.
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Supreme Court Dec. 17 rejected an appeal from a Kentucky Christian school to be exempt from state orders to stop in-person classes amid rising coronavirus cases.
The justices’ decision focused more on timing, saying the pandemic restrictions were expiring in the new year and most of the state’s schools were about to close for the winter holidays.
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Supreme Court denies religious school challenge to Kentucky s COVID-19 restrictions
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (right). Photo: Jon Cherry via Getty
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order halting in-person instruction at most K-12 schools, including religious schools, through the end of the year, noting that the order effectively expires this week or shortly thereafter.
Why it matters: The decision follows several cases that examined whether state coronavirus restrictions affecting religious institutions, including places of worship violate, the First Amendment.
Background: Beshear, a Democrat, signed the executive order last month.
It required most Kentucky K-12 schools, including religious schools, to move to virtual classes until at least Jan. 4. Some elementary schools not in the state s hardest-hit counties were allowed to reopen earlier this month, provided they followed state guidelines.