VA School Districts Vow To Defy New Gov On Masks

Washington DC’s WTOP radio station reports:

Virginia’s freshly inaugurated governor, Glenn Youngkin, signed executive orders removing school masking requirements across the state on Saturday afternoon.

Since that moment, Arlington and Alexandria school systems have joined Fairfax County Public Schools in reminding families that masking policies remain in place.

Responding to a question posed by WTOP’s Nick Ianelli — who has been traveling with the governor for inauguration weekend — Youngkin said he would use state resources to force the school systems to comply, though he did not specify how.

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@APSVirginia will maintain our current mask requirement for students, staff and visitors. Masks ? required inside our facilities and on school buses. Full post ➡️ https://t.co/VNWoSQKPeF

— Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) January 15, 2022

Exclusive: Governor Youngkin on Arlington school system saying it will require masks, despite Youngkin’s order stating that schools can’t do that. He threatened to use state resources to force schools to comply – but we still don’t know what that means exactly. @WTOP https://t.co/5Lijz9kbgd pic.twitter.com/SnC4dcCIar

— Nick Iannelli (@NickWTOP) January 16, 2022