TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Suzanne Craig Robertson on Aug 30, 2021

Two Shelby County families have filed a lawsuit stating the executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates violates the American with Disabilities Act, NewsChannel 11 reports. Filed Friday, the lawsuit names Gov. Bill Lee and Shelby County as defendants and two Shelby County students, represented by their parents, as the plaintiffs. Earlier last week Shelby County filed suit against the governor, calling for Executive Order No. 84 to be revoked under 14th Amendment protections. It argues that children who are not eligible for the vaccine have no protection against exposure to students infected with COVID-19, “potentially causing them to suffer fear, uncertainty and possibly even death.”