Council Bluffs — The mother of two young students in Council Bluffs is suing Governor Kim Reynolds over the law she signed that bans schools from requiring masks.
Fran Parr has twin sons in first grade. Parr says she’s fighting for the safety of in-person learning.
Parr’s lawsuit also names the Iowa Department of Education as a defendant. It’s the first lawsuit filed to challenge the law Reynolds signed in May. Parr says thousands of kids under the age of 12 aren’t eligible for the Covid vaccine and Iowa is poised for super-spreader events in every Iowa school.
Governor Reynolds has said it should be parents who decide whether their children wear masks at school.