"Due to the recent ruling in Williamson County, a judge ruled against the Williamson Country School Board and Franklin Special School District in Case No. 20CV-9753, stating that “The Court is not convinced, as a matter of law, that WCBOE acted within its statutory authority at the time it promulgated its face-covering requirements.” Additionally, the court order stated, “Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment is alternatively DENIED. The Court cannot find, as a matter of law, Defendants have acted within the authority given to them by the legislature when enacting face-covering requirements.”
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"Due to the recent ruling in Williamson County, a judge ruled against the Williamson Country School Board and Franklin Special School District in Case No. 20CV-9753, stating that “The Court is not convinced, as a matter of law, that WCBOE acted within its statutory authority at the time it promulgated its face-covering requirements.” Additionally, the court order stated, “Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment is alternatively DENIED. The Court cannot find, as a matter of law, Defendants have acted within the authority given to them by the legislature when enacting face-covering requirements.”