Ex-school official who refused mask sues for reinstatement

The Kearney Hub reports that Katie Sinsel filed her lawsuit last month against the Minden school district’s superintendent and the board members who voted to remove her from the board.

MINDEN, Neb. (AP) — A former school board member who was removed from office after she refused to wear a mask to meetings in central Nebraska has filed a lawsuit seeking to be reinstated.

The Kearney Hub reports that Katie Sinsel filed her lawsuit last month against the Minden school district’s superintendent and the board members who voted to remove her from the board. She argues she shouldn’t have been prevented from participating in board meetings and the board lacked the authority to remove her.

District officials didn’t immediately reply Monday to a message about the lawsuit, and they haven’t yet responded to the lawsuit in court.