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mahatmakanejeeves

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Mon Jan 24, 2022, 09:39 AM Jan 2022

Seven school boards sue to stop Gov. Youngkin's mask-optional order on the day it takes effect

Source: Washington Post

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Seven school boards sue to stop Gov. Youngkin’s mask-optional order on the day it takes effect

By Hannah Natanson
Today at 8:28 a.m. EST

Seven school boards — including one overseeing the largest and most prominent district in the state — are suing to stop Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) mask-optional order on the day it is supposed to take effect, arguing that the order violates the Virginia Constitution.

The school boards, led by Fairfax County Public Schools, whose 180,000 students make it Virginia’s biggest system, filed suit Monday morning in Arlington Circuit Court. The suit asks for an immediate injunction barring enforcement of Youngkin’s order, which sought to leave masking decisions to parents, contravening federal health guidance and the masking mandates that the vast majority of Virginia school districts have maintained throughout the pandemic.

In the school boards’ complaint, their lawyers write that Youngkin’s executive order goes against Article 8, Section 7 of Virginia’s constitution, which asserts that “the supervision of schools in each school division shall be vested in a school board.” The lawyers also say Youngkin’s order contradicts a state law passed over the summer that requires Virginia school districts to follow federal health guidelines to the “maximum extent practicable.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends masking inside K-12 schools for everyone over age 2, regardless of vaccination status.

The school boards joining Fairfax’s suit include those for Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, Falls Church City Public Schools, Hampton City Schools, Prince William County Public Schools and Richmond Public Schools. The seven boards said in a statement Monday that “school divisions need to continue to preserve their authority to protect and serve all students, including our most vulnerable who need these mitigation measures perhaps more than anyone" to keep attending school in person.

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Seven Virginia school boards sue to stop GOP Gov. Youngkin's order banning mask mandates as bitter culture clash deepens


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Seven school boards sue to stop Gov. Youngkin's mask-optional order on the day it takes effect (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 OP
NoVa Richmond and Hampton underpants Jan 2022 #1
Good morning. I added that. Also, I added a link to let everyone read the article. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Jan 2022 #10
ya know, i live around the corner from a k-12 school. mopinko Jan 2022 #3
Yep. I see them piling off the school bus screaming and shouting like little kids still wearing them Walleye Jan 2022 #4
But!!!!!!!!! durablend Jan 2022 #5
but if they get on a breathing machine , then can they breathe? AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #8
Welcome to government, Governor Youngkin. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #6
youngkin is a 'corporate robber' who has already gone far right in Virginia in days. empedocles Jan 2022 #9
all of the schools in my county are closed due to covid because the teachers AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #7

underpants

(182,281 posts)
1. NoVa Richmond and Hampton
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 09:40 AM
Jan 2022

The school boards joining Fairfax’s suit include those for Alexandria City Public Schools, Arlington Public Schools, Falls Church City Public Schools, Hampton City Schools, Prince William County Public Schools and Richmond Public Schools. The seven boards said in a statement Monday that “school divisions need to continue to preserve their authority to protect and serve all students, including our most vulnerable who need these mitigation measures perhaps more than anyone" to keep attending school in person.

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mopinko

(69,808 posts)
3. ya know, i live around the corner from a k-12 school.
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 09:47 AM
Jan 2022

i see the kids coming and going, and they are mostly all masked. obviously they are comfortable wearing masks, or they would whip them off the minute they were out of the building. but they dont.

Walleye

(30,724 posts)
4. Yep. I see them piling off the school bus screaming and shouting like little kids still wearing them
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 09:53 AM
Jan 2022

The parents are the big problem. The kids are all right

AllaN01Bear

(17,383 posts)
8. but if they get on a breathing machine , then can they breathe?
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 11:35 AM
Jan 2022

i weare a resperator type mask and if i can wear that . u can wear those .

Midnight Writer

(21,548 posts)
6. Welcome to government, Governor Youngkin.
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 10:30 AM
Jan 2022

It's not like your business or your servant staff at home where you have first and final say.

Youngkin has no desire to serve the people of his State. He wants to rule over them.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
9. youngkin is a 'corporate robber' who has already gone far right in Virginia in days.
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 12:23 PM
Jan 2022

Can be expected to go on nationwide tour for his prez ambitions before long.

AllaN01Bear

(17,383 posts)
7. all of the schools in my county are closed due to covid because the teachers
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 11:33 AM
Jan 2022

didnt want any masks . gee i wonder why?? i got covid and i am self isolating to do my part.

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