Democrat-Controlled Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Ban Mask Mandate in Schools

Democrat-Controlled Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Ban Mask Mandate in Schools
The Virginia Senate meets in Richmond, Va., in a file image. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Terri Wu
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The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate on Feb. 8 passed a bill to make masks optional in schools. The move comes as a January executive order to the same effect has been challenged by lawsuits, and resisted by dozens of school districts across the state.

The bill, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Chap Petersen, would bar school districts from compelling mask-wearing in public schools, making it the choice of parents instead. The legislation now heads to the Republican-controlled House of Delegates.
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