Mon Jan 24, 2022 – 2:31 pm EST
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) — As Virginia school districts continue to resist new Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ban on forced masking in public schools, one superintendent reportedly threatened to send home children who show up without masks, prior to the district voting to phase out the requirement.
Among the executive actions Youngkin took on the day of his inauguration was one clarifying that parents have the sole right to decide whether their children wear masks in public schools. Several school districts, including Alexandria and Arlington, announced in response that they would disregard the order and continue to mandate masks; Youngkin responded by promising to “use every resource in the governor’s authority to explore what we can do and will do in order to make sure that parents’ rights are protected.”
Patch reports that Falls Church City Public Schools (FCCPS) decided to allow children to opt out of mask wearing if their parents fill out an opt-out form, but not until February 14. Masks will still be required on buses, in accordance with a federal rule on public transit.
Ilya Shapiro, vice president of the libertarian Cato Institute and
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