Timber Creek Elementary: Quarantine Orders Issued En Masse

KJI Questions legal authority to issue mass quarantine orders to students.

Over 100 Timber Creek elementary students were allegedly ordered into quarantine by their school. Kansas Justice Institute sent a letter to Timber Creek Elementary School in USD 229 Blue Valley, questioning the legality of a reported COVID quarantine order.

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Samuel G. MacRoberts

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Case Timeline

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2020

Letter to Timber Creek Elementary Principal

IN THE NEWS:

Blue Valley backs away from Timber Creek quarantine order

Approximately 100 Timber Creek elementary students who had allegedly been ordered into quarantine by their school are returning to their education after a letter from the Kansas Justice Institute questioning the legality of the order. […]

Dozens protest after more than 100 asked to quarantine at Timber Creek Elementary

by: Jessica Eley OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Timber Creek students haven’t been in school a full two weeks. Now over 100 people are being asked to quarantine after a recommendation from the Johnson County Health […]

Kansas Justice Institute questions legality of Timber Creek school quarantine

Kansas Justice Institute litigation director Sam MacRoberts this morning sent a letter to Timber Creek Elementary School in USD 229 Blue Valley, questioning the legality of a reported COVID quarantine of more than 100 students. Parents received […]

Parents protest quarantine decision outside Timber Creek Elementary

KCTV5 NEWS JOHNSON COUNTY, KS (KCTV) — Dozens of Johnson County parents are protesting a decision that requires more than 100 elementary students to quarantine at home for two weeks. The crowd gathered outside Timber […]

COVID-19 case in Blue Valley elementary school: More than 100 told to quarantine

BY SARAH RITTER More than 100 people have been instructed to quarantine after being in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19 at Blue Valley’s Timber Creek Elementary School in Overland Park. Sanmi Areola, […]

County officials: Olathe school quarantines are just recommendations

Students who received a quarantine notice from the Olathe school district may be able to return to the classroom, despite not isolating for a full 14 days. That’s the upshot of the Johnson County Department of Health […]

JoCo health officials mum on Olathe school quarantine

More than 200 students and teachers are in quarantine after an alleged COVID outbreak in the Olathe school district, but it’s unclear who issued the order or whether it’s an order or just a recommendation. […]