Families of 12 Immunocompromised Virginia Children Can Ask Schools to Require Masks: Judge

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seen on election night in Chantilly, Va., on Nov. 2, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A federal judge in Virginia on March 23 sided with the families of immunocompromised children who had asked that the schools their children attend require face masks to be worn.

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are the parents of twelve children who suffer from disabilities that they say would put them at significant health risk if they were to contract COVID-19.