On day one yesterday, Virginia's Governor Glenn Youngkin issued and executive order which guarantees the fundamental right of parents to make medical/developmental decisions for their children, including whether or not they wish to wear an arguably-ineffective face mask for eternity.
Here's his order (pdf)...
Arlington County Public Schools has issued a public statement in response the same day, stating that masks are still required of all students on all school grounds and buses....
Arlington Public Schools will continue to require all staff and students to wear masks inside on school grounds and on buses, as part of our layered approach to safety. Universal mask use has proven effective in keeping COVID-19 transmission rates low in our schools and ensuring schools remain...
www.apsva.us
For the record, Arlington County voted 81% for Biden and 17% for Trump in the 2020 presidential election. No wonder they are control freaks.
Youngkin fired back when questioned. He says he is going to do everything in his power to support parents' rights...
(sorry for the twitter link - spit)
Thank God. Let our children be children.
When I voted for Youngkin, I thought there was little chance he would be as effective as DeSantis, but I am getting so hopeful now, after watching his notable initial actions.
It will be interesting to see how this conflict works out. School officials overruling the Governor? Masks on children? Really?
Could it not be more clear that the Democrats want to control every aspect of our lives, while the Republicans continually stand for the right of the people to live in freedom and prosperity? Get the heck out of my personal life, Democrats, you have no right to be control freaks when you fail at absolutely everything.
News articles on the subject here:
Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin signed executive orders removing school masking mandates but Arlington and Fairfax schools say masks requirements will stay.
wtop.com