The Taylorville School District Tuesday night dropped its mask mandate for students and staff, after the Joint Committee on Adminstrative Rules, a committee made up equally of Democrats and Republicans in the Illinois General Assembly that oversee executive orders, Tuesday afternoon said the Illinois Department of Public Health could not re-issue a previously expired mask mandate for Illinois schools.

School Board president Tricia Marberger made the announcement at the start of their regular monthly board meeting:

Taylorville School Superintendent Doctor Chris Dougherty told Regional Radio News she's relieved that the mask mandate is off:

Among a few members of the public in the audience was Mike Lawrence, a parent who was concerned that children who do continue to wear a mask don't get harrassed. 

Lawrence's comments were noted by school officials.