The new law ends school mask mandates in school districts throughout the state.
Virginia's newly elected Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a law Wednesday that ends mask mandates in public schools throughout Virginia and lets parents opt out of their children from wearing masks, despite conflicting local mandates, without providing a reason or getting an exemption.
Youngkin, who signed an executive ordering barring mask mandates on the day he was inaugurated in mid-January -- but that several school districts challenged in court -- rushed to deliver on his campaign promises to end the mandates and affirm what he said are the rights of parents in education. The law also bars online learning options, preventing schools from enacting hybrid systems, and requires schools be open for in-person learning five days a week.
"In the last week, we have seen Democrat-led states...move away from universal mask mandates in schools," Youngkin said in alast week."I am pleased that there is bipartisan support for doing the same in Virginia. This shows that when we work across the aisle, we put Virginians first. I look forward to signing this bill when it comes to my desk."
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