{"id":641191,"date":"2021-08-13T14:22:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=641191"},"modified":"2021-08-13T14:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:22:09","slug":"illinois-christian-school-temporary-lost-state-recognition-after-delay-in-updating-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-christian-school-temporary-lost-state-recognition-after-delay-in-updating-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Christian School Temporary Lost State Recognition After Delay In Updating Mask Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-christian-school-temporary-lost-state-recognition-after-delay-in-updating-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=641191&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kids-In-Masks.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A private, Christian school in the Chicago suburbs temporarily lost its state recognition after it delayed updating its health guidelines to include Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker\u2019s in-school mask mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Timothy Christian School in Elmhurst, Illinois, published a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/585786846\"><span>video<\/span><\/a><span> of the school\u2019s superintendent stating that leadership intends on waiting to implement a mask mandate until closer to the first day of school. Superintendent Matt Davidson cited construction projects in the high school that will delay Timothy Christian students from returning to school at the same time as most public schools in the state.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve taken a very prayerful and methodical approach \u2026 Our goal is to stick with the Timothy health plan, and that plan is mask optional,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cDue to the construction project in the high school, we are starting school a full week later (or more) than most schools. This gives us a unique advantage and extra time to see how this matter plays out statewide as schools open their doors. This also gives us more time to closely observe local data and other Covid metrics.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the video\u2019s publication, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) sent an email to Timothy Christian\u2019s leadership informing them that the school\u2019s recognition status was revoked because the school \u201cdeclined to affirm\u201d the state\u2019s universal masking requirements.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Timothy Christian denies that it defied the state\u2019s mandate by delaying the reinstitution of a mask mandate.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/coronavirus\/ct-illinois-private-school-defies-mask-mandate--20210812-undimkcosrhuhkjdl4lgcb3g5q-story.html\"><span>Chicago Tribune<\/span><\/a><span>, non-recognized schools are ineligible to participate in Illinois High School Association and Illinois Elementary School Association sanctioned activities, such as sports. Graduating seniors will also receive a diploma that is not recognized by the state\u2019s board of education.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>ISBE Superintendent Carmen Ayala maintains that universal masking \u2014 and coercing schools into enforcing universal masking \u2014 is necessary to keep students safe.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe purpose of the universal indoor masking requirement is to ensure that all students can safely attend school in-person this fall,\u201d Ayala said. \u201cTherefore, ISBE must take every action possible under its authority to ensure compliance in all schools with the Executive Order.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, an email from Timothy Christian leadership seems to contradict the ISBE superintendent\u2019s claim that immediately revoking a school\u2019s recognition status is the only way the state is ensuring compliance. According to an email sent to parents, other schools that questioned the state-sanctioned masking policy were placed on probation and allowed to create a corrective plan.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cTimothy did not receive a notice of probation,\u201d the email reads. \u201cMultiple steps have been put in place for other schools, and yet ISBE went right to a nuclear option before we\u2019ve made a final decision about masks or even started school.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a statement, Timothy opted to follow Pritzker\u2019s executive order that reinstates universal masking in schools.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNevertheless, based on the current situation, Timothy has determined that it will follow the Executive Order, and see one another\u2019s unmasked faces outside,\u201d the school said.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to an email from Davidson, ISBE restored the school\u2019s recognition status contingent upon an update to Timothy Christian\u2019s health plans.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A private, Christian school in the Chicago suburbs temporarily lost its state recognition after it delayed updating its health guidelines to include Illinois Governor J.B. 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