Virginia Catholic Schools Make Masks Optional, Following Governor’s Executive Order

Virginia Catholic Schools Make Masks Optional, Following Governor’s Executive Order
Students arrive at Our Lady of Good Counsel, a school in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, in Vienna, Va., on Jan. 21, 2022, the last school day that masks are mandated for students. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times
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Catholic schools in Virginia have decided to make masks optional for students, starting from Monday, the effective date of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order (pdf) that ends mask mandate in schools.

“The health and safety of all students and staff in our schools, while maintaining in-person instruction, remains our top priority,” wrote Amber Roseboom, Director of Media Relations at the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, in an email statement to The Epoch Times.

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