A Virginia senator is promising to help pass a law barring school districts from compelling students to wear masks, asserting “forced masking” violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Virginia Sen. J. Chapman Petersen, a Democrat, said in a missive obtained by The Epoch Times that he plans to ask Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, to send down special legislation or amend existing legislation to end “the forced masking of children.” “We will pass that with a bipartisan majority and this sad episode will finally end,” he said. The Feb. 7 missive was sent to Fairfax County Public Schools superintendent Scott Brabrand. Officials in Fairfax and multiple other school districts in the state have fought against Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school mask mandates and on Feb. 4 won a temporary injunction against the order. “Universal mask wearing has been a critical safety measure throughout the pandemic, especially during this most recent …