Some students in Virginia have been isolated from their mask-wearing peers after their parents sent them back to school without a mask per Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order, reports say. Jan. 24 marks the first day that Youngkin’s order took effect. Signed hours after the Republican governor assumed office, the order allows parents to “elect for their children not to be subject to any mask mandate in effect at the child’s school or educational program.” When some students arrived at school on Monday morning without a mask on, however, they were reportedly barred by school officials from joining other students who remain masked. In an interview with Virginia radio station WMAL-FM, Megan Rafalski of Loudoun County sobbed as she described the way her son was treated. “It’s unbelievable what they’re doing to our kids,” Rafalski said. “They won’t let my son go to his classroom, because he won’t wear a …
Virginia Schools Defy Governor’s Mask-Optional Policy, Isolate Students Who Refuse to Wear Mask
January 24, 2022
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