School Closures

In three cases challenging the the authority of the Madison and Dane County public health officer to issue emergency orders closing all schools in Dane County for in-person instruction for grades 3-12 during the pandemic, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled local health officials don’t have the power to close schools and the orders violated religious schools’ right to freely exercise religion.

MADISON, Wis. — In three cases challenging the the authority of the Madison and Dane County public health officer to issue emergency orders closing all schools in Dane County for in-person instruction for grades 3-12 during the pandemic, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled local health officials don’t have the power to close schools and the orders violated religious schools’ right to freely exercise religion.

Categories / Appeals, Education, Health, Religion

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