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New Virginia Governor Youngkin to Lift School Mask Mandate

New Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin says he’s against school mask and vaccine mandates, plus will change COVID-19 policies after his 2022 inauguration.

New Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin says he’s against school mask and vaccine mandates, plus will change COVID-19 policies after his 2022 inauguration.

Summary

  • What to Know Virginia’s incoming governor, Glenn Youngkin, said he will rescind the statewide K-12 mask mandate.
  • The removal of the school mask mandate may disproportionately affect low-income residents and communities of color, a political science professor said.
  • Glenn Youngkin said after he was sworn in that he signed an executive order lifting the statewide school mask mandate.
  • Virginia’s incoming governor, Glenn Youngkin, said he will lift the state’s school mask mandate and change other COVID-19 policies after taking office Saturday, Jan. 15.
  • In remarks last month quoted by Rappahannock News, Greene said he expected to see the school mask mandate lifted.