OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma State Medical Association and parents of public school students filed a lawsuit against the state for prohibiting face mask mandates in schools.
The lawsuit is in reaction to House Bill 658, which prohibits Oklahoma schools from requiring students and staff to a wear a face mask unless Gov. Kevin Stitt were to declare a sate of emergency.
The bill was sent to Stitt for approval on May 26. He approved it two days later.
Plaintiffs include Dr. Valerie Ritter, Kimberly Butler, Mary Ann Martin and Dr. Britney Else, who are referred to in the lawsuit as parents of Oklahoma public school students. The Oklahoma State Medical Association is listed as a co-plaintiff.
