NEW: Virginia Governor signs bill ending school mask mandates
Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to members of the media following a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at the Virginia Executive Mansion, in Richmond, Virginia, on Jan. 15, 2022. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Imagesa bill Wednesday ending school mask mandates, days after it cleared the state legislature.The legislation, which will take effect on March 1, will allow parents to opt their children out of wearing a mask.
It will put Virginia among theStates have cited a significant decrease in case numbers since the peak of the Omicron variant as a reason to drop their mask mandatesYoungkin, who made the issue of masking in schools a central part of his campaign for governor, tried to ban mask mandates by executive order last month, but was met with aSome public health experts have questioned whether or dropping the mask mandate now is the right choice,"[We are] reaffirming the rights that we know all...
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