A Virginia judge on Friday afternoon granted a temporary injunction to seven school districts in Virginia to allow school boards to continue to mandate mask-wearing for students. One of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first executive orders sought to give parents flexibility in whether to allow mask-wearing for their children in education settings. Several school boards, in response,…
Judge Halts Virginia Governor’s Order Ending Mask Mandates in Schools
As Virginia Students Get Slapped With Suspensions For Not Wearing Masks, Parents Direct Frustration at Governor
February 3, 2022
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va.—As more and more students across Virginia receive suspensions for following a state executive order by not wearing a mask in school, parents and students have expressed disappointment at the new governor’s handling of the matter, saying that they feel he doesn’t have their back. On his first day in office, Gov. Glenn…
Virginia Governor, AG, School Chief Side With Loudoun County Parents in School Mask Mandate Lawsuit
February 3, 2022
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Virginia’s governor, attorney general, and the superintendent of public instruction have asked to join a lawsuit on behalf of parents fighting to opt their children out of mask mandates at school. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by three families against Loudoun County Public Schools, one of Virginia’s public school districts that insist on requiring students…
Virginia Rep. Bob Good: Critical Race Theory Violates Civil Rights
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) says his colleagues have a bill that would outlaw the teaching of the controversial critical race theory (CRT) in their state. “We have a bill, as you know, that we’ve introduced that says that the teaching of critical race theory, or the kind of teachings that would separate kids or discriminate…
Virginia Scraps Math Education Revamp Plan that Limits Calculus by 11th Grade
January 26, 2022
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Virginia has scrapped a proposed education initiative many critics said would have limited student access to advanced math courses in the name of improving “equity.” The proposal, known as Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI), is no longer featured on the website of the Virginia Department of Education in the wake of the new Gov. Glenn…
Virginia Schools Defy Governor’s Mask-Optional Policy, Isolate Students Who Refuse to Wear Mask
January 24, 2022
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Some students in Virginia have been isolated from their mask-wearing peers after their parents sent them back to school without a mask per Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order, reports say. Jan. 24 marks the first day that Youngkin’s order took effect. Signed hours after the Republican governor assumed office, the order allows parents to “elect…
School Mask Mandate U-Turns in Conservative Virginia County Highlight Controversy
Masking in school has become a heated issue across Virginia since Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on his first day in office, making the masks optional. Subsequently, all Virginia school boards must decide before Monday—when the effective order takes effect—to follow or disregard the order. Frederick County, the northernmost point of Virginia, has…
Virginia Catholic Schools Make Masks Optional, Following Governor’s Executive Order
January 21, 2022
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Catholic schools in Virginia have decided to make masks optional for students, starting from Monday, the effective date of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order (pdf) that ends mask mandate in schools. “The health and safety of all students and staff in our schools, while maintaining in-person instruction, remains our top priority,” wrote Amber Roseboom, Director of…
New Virginia Governor Discourages Mass and Asymptomatic Testing for COVID-19
Virginia’s new governor on Thursday unveiled a COVID-19 action plan that includes discouraging mass and asymptomatic testing for the disease and encouraging vaccination. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan (pdf) is aimed at relieving pressure on health care systems, keeping state residents healthy, and avoiding shutdowns. On testing for COVID-19, the plan says Youngkin “will discourage mass…
Virginia Parents Sue New Governor Over Banning School Mask Mandates
A group of 13 Virginia parents sued new Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week over his executive order banning schools from requiring children wear masks. In the suit, filed with the Virginia Supreme Court, the parents allege Youngkin’s order violated a state law passed and signed by former Gov. Ralph Northam last year. The law, Senate…
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