Lawsuits have already been filed in Texas, Florida and Arkansas against the statewide prohibitions on school mask orders.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma, school board voted to legally challenge the state over its ban on schools issuing mask mandates, it announced Wednesday night, making Oklahoma the fourth state now facing challenges against their mask mandate bans as a new school year begins amid the Covid-19 delta variant surge. The litigation over the mask mandate bans is likely to result in speedy rulings as school years start. Hearings are set for Friday in the Phoenix lawsuit and one of the lawsuits against Florida’s mask mandate ban, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton predicted his and Gov. Greg Abbott’s lawsuit against Dallas could be heard by the Texas Supreme Court as soon as this week. While it’s still unclear what legal action will take place in Oklahoma, Tulsa officials told Fox 23 they expect to “quickly” announce their next steps. Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, who opposes the state ban on school mask mandates, also said she intends to meet with Gov.
