Anonymous ID: bd4f8e Jan. 16, 2022, 2:44 p.m. No.15392887   🗄️.is đź”—kun

RICHMOND, VA: "School districts across Virginia were taking stock Sunday of the implications of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that seeks to end mask mandates in schools, with some school systems saying they will continue to require masks. On Saturday, shortly after Youngkin took office as Virginia's 74th governor, he issued nine executive orders, one of which ends the statewide COVID-19 mask mandate in K-12 schools beginning Jan. 24. In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Youngkin said he will “consider all options” to preserve an opt-out for parents from local school mask mandates amid resistance from some school districts and some Democrats who say state law requires Virginia to follow federal guidance that recommends masks in schools. Carl Tobias, a law professor of the University of Richmond, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that any challenge to the governor's order will likely end up in the courts. Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras tweeted Saturday afternoon: ”RPS_Schools will maintain its 100% mask mandate for students, staff, and visitors.”

 

https://www.wtvr.com/news/coronavirus/order-to-end-school-mask-mandates-gets-pushback-in-virginia