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Hearing set this week in southwest Illinois teachers' vaccination suit

A hearing is scheduled Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by teachers against two Madison County school districts over mandated COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing policies.

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Students, teachers seek injunction against Triad, Edwardsville school districts over mask mandates and vaccination plans

Greenville attorney Thomas DaVore is challenging mask and vaccination mandates for Edwardsville and Triad school districts, arguing that only the state and local health departments have the authority to require quarantine devices - such as masks - and only under a court order after exhausting all other options.

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