An Alberta Court of King's Bench judge says the decision to lift mask mandates in Alberta schools in February 2022 was improper and unreasonable. (Image: Lethbridge News Now)
Court: UCP unmasking decision for schools was improper and unreasonable
Oct 28, 2022 | 10:31 AM
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EDMONTON, AB – A judge has found the Alberta government’s decision in February 2022 to block school boards from imposing their own mask mandates was improper and unreasonable.
The case was filed by the Alberta Federation of Labour and a group of parents who say their children who were at heightened risk of severe outcomes from contracting COVID-19.
They argued a decision by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw to rescind a masking order in Alberta schools was not her own but was made by Jason Kenney’s government.
Court of King’s Bench Justice G.S. Dunlop also says Education Minister Adriana LaGrange overstepped her authority when she ordered school boards could not impose their own mask mandates.
