While many school districts in Illinois have done an about face and complied with the state mandate for all school children to wear masks, some school boards still have not.

According to the latest information from the Illinois State Board of Education, several in the Regional Radio listening area are apparently still defying the ISBE and Governor's Executive Order.

According to ISBE, school districts in Cowden-Herrick, Beecher City, Brownstown, Teutopolis, Vandalia Christian Academy and St. John's Parochial School in Mattoon are still non-compliant and risk their state accreditation.   That means athletes can't play in I-H-S-A games and diplomas may not be recognized as official.

Governor J-B Pritzker issued the school mask mandate in an Executive Order on August 4th.