Judge Halts Virginia Governor’s Order Ending Mask Mandates in Schools

Judge Halts Virginia Governor’s Order Ending Mask Mandates in Schools
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seen on election night in Chantilly, Va., on Nov. 2, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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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, filed a lawsuit in the Arlington Circuit Court on Jan. 24.

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