Families of Virginia Students Punished for Challenging Mask Rules Say Mandates Are Illogical

Families of Virginia Students Punished for Challenging Mask Rules Say Mandates Are Illogical
An attendee holds up a board member group photo in which they were all unmasked during the Loudoun County school board meeting in Ashburn, Va., on Jan. 25, 2022. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times
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Loudoun County, Virginia, students defying mask mandates have been segregated from masked peers, put in detention, and suspended for choosing not to wear masks at school after Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order making masks optional.

Two families—Muriel and Brian Groce, with their daughters Annabelle and Madeleine, and Andrew Missler, with his son, Jarod—said during a recent interview with NTD’s “The Nation Speaks” that they see an inconsistency with how masks are used at school and believe they are doing the right thing by challenging the mandates.
Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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