Parent Group Lawsuit Seeks Statewide Mask Mandate in Minnesota Schools

A masked-up student attending class at a U.S. school on Sept. 10, 2020. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images

A group of parents sued the state of Minnesota asking a judge to order Gov. Tim Walz (D) to impose a statewide school mask mandate.

The group filed the complaint (pdf) in Ramsey County District Court on Friday. The parents want Walz to declare a state of emergency and use the authority to impose a mask mandate on public schools statewide, the Pioneer Press reported.