Douglas County health board is sued again over mask exemption order

For the second time since its formation in September, the Douglas County board of health is being sued over its mask exemption rule.

That public health rule — approved by the board Oct. 8 — says that anyone can opt themselves and their children out of mask requirements in the county.

The order was first challenged by the Douglas County School District and is now being disputed in a lawsuit filed by two Douglas County businesses: the Parker Montessori School and a Castle Pines hair salon.

The civil lawsuit, filed Jan. 6 in Douglas County District Court, argues that both the order and the entire Douglas County Health Department are unlawful and asks the court to agree.

"All we're doing really is trying to hold Douglas County to the law," said Igor Raykin, from Kishinevsky & Raykin, the law firm that filed the document.

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