On Tuesday, the Kansas Supreme Court granted a Stay for a Law known as Senate Bill 40 that allows people to challenge Mask Mandates and public gathering restrictions. Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt appealed a lower court’s ruling striking down the law. The Bill is worded so parents can challenge and request hearings about Mask Mandates and other COVID 19 related policies in schools, only during a State of Emergency. Kansas is not in a State of Emergency.
Schmidt says the District Court’s original ruling had created unnecessary confusion about Kansas Emergency Management Laws at a time when the rise in COVID cases makes certainty and stability in the law even more critical.
