2 Counties Signal Defiance of New Virginia Governor’s Ban on School Mask Mandates

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers a speech after being sworn into office, in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 15, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Two counties indicated they plan to defy the school mask mandate ban announced by new Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office.

Youngkin’s executive order requires schools to let parents decide whether their children should wear masks and for how long.