Posted at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2020
The Brillion News
MADISON - An emergency motion was filed with the Supreme Court of Wisconsin by the conservative law firm WILL (Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty) after the City of Racine's health officer ignored a supreme court injunction and ordered all schools in the city closed.
The high court issued the injunction to Racine health administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox on November 25.
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It suspended her school closure order, but she ordered the schools to close today anyway.
"Wisconsin Supreme Court orders are neither optional or advisory," WILL President/CEO Rick Esenberg said. "We expect the City of Racine to immediately allow schools to open or face sanctions from the Court."
Those sanctions could be fines of $2,000 per day, plus damages to affected school and parents.
WILL said the Racine public health office issued a new order identical to the one suspended by the state's highest court. It says there can be no in-person school in the city until January 16, 2021.