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Parent’s Request for Temporary Restraining Order Denied in COVID-19 Mask Mandate Litigation

In the case of P.M. v. Mayfield City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Edn., N.D.Ohio No. 1:21 CV 1711, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1727703 (Sept. 13, 2021), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio denied a parent’s request for a temporary restraining order after the District implemented a mask mandate for all students, teachers, and faculty.

Here, the parent, on behalf of their minor child, argued that the District’s mask mandate as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic was causing immediate and irreparable health risks to students, staff, and the community at large. The parent sought a temporary restraining order to enjoin the District from continuing to enforce the policy.

The Court reasoned that the parent did not establish any immediate or actual harm to the child from the policy, nor did the parent provide any evidence that wearing a mask is an unsafe or hazardous practice.

To read this case, click here.

Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.

Note: This blog entry does not constitute – nor does it contain – legal advice. Legal jurisprudence is like the always-changing Midwestern weather. As a result, this single blog entry cannot substitute for consultation with a McGown & Markling attorney. If legal advice is needed with respect to a specific factual situation, please feel free to contact a McGown & Markling attorney.

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