Last week, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt opened up the e-mail inbox illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov to hear from parents about school districts that are continuing to enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling. Since then, the Attorney General’s Office has received 7,500 e-mails to that inbox, a majority of which are from concerned parents and some students opposed to mask mandates and quarantine orders.

“Last week, I empowered parents to provide information about their child’s school district and if they’re continuing to enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling. Since then, we’ve received a tremendous response from parents who are fed up with school districts across the state continuing to force their children to wear a mask all day or quarantine when they’re perfectly healthy,” Attorney General Schmitt said. “My Office has worked diligently to identify non-compliant school districts and send cease and desist letters to those districts. We will continue to fight these mask mandates and quarantine orders and enforce the law.”

Attorney General Schmitt’s office received information from parents that the school district was continuing to enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders, so his office has sent out 52 cease-and-desist letters to those school districts.

Because of the letters sent by the Attorney General’s Office, a number of school districts have either already rescinded or plan to rescind their mask mandates and/or quarantine orders.

The Attorney General’s Office will continue to investigate and send out cease-and-desist letters to non-compliant school districts.