Thu Feb 17, 2022 – 1:55 pm EST
LEESBURG, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) — Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) finally abandoned a months-long school mask mandate after a court ruling Wednesday and a new law signed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin that lets parents opt their kids out of mask requirements.
Superintendent Scott A. Ziegler said in a statement Wednesday that a ruling from the Loudoun County Circuit Court makes masks optional in the school district immediately.
BREAKING: A Loudoun County Circuit Judge has ruled in favor of parents, enjoining the school board’s mandatory mask policy citing “irreparable harm” to students. The judge also ruled that LCPS must allow parents to opt their kids out of mask mandates IMMEDIATELY.
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“Starting tomorrow, Thursday, February 17, students may continue to wear masks if they choose to, but masks will not be required,” Ziegler said. “Any students who have faced disciplinary consequences for defying directives to comply with mitigation measures will have that consequence removed from their records in accordance with the Court’s order.”
The district had previously threatened to suspend unmasked students, and an LCPS security official told principals to obtain
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