Johnsburg School District 12 Board member Jim Barrett made a lengthy speech Tuesday explaining that he, like most of the parents who spoke during public comments, opposes the mask mandate for everyone in schools put in place this month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.But Barrett and his fellow board members also said their hands were tied by the governor’s executive order and are unwilling to take legal and financial risks to challenge it or explicitly set a differing policy on face coverings.
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