Mask Showdown: VA Gov. Youngkin Exploring Legal Options to Deal with School Districts Saying Their Mask Policies Will Remain in Effect

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is exploring his options to respond to multiple school districts that have said their mask policies will remain in effect. Their statements came after the Republican governor’s executive order giving parents—not state authorities—the right to choose whether they send their child to school in a face covering.

Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington, and Richmond counties said they are maintaining their mask requirements in schools and on buses.

“The fact that that tweet came out from Arlington County within minutes of my Executive Order, what that tells me, is they haven’t listened to parents yet,” Youngkin said Sunday.