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Exclusive: Governor Youngkin on Arlington school system saying it will require masks, despite Youngkinβs order stating that schools canβt do that. He threatened to use state resources to force schools to comply - but we still donβt know what that means exactly. @WTOP
@APSVirginia will maintain our current mask requirement for students, staff and visitors. Masks π· required inside our facilities and on school buses. Full post β‘οΈ apsva.us/post/no-changeβ¦
Is it November 5th? Line stretches from the door to the parking lot at the Fairfax County Government Center on Virginiaβs first day of early voting. Impressive turnout. @WTOP
And it begins. Superintendent of Richmond schools says heβll defy the executive order from Governor Youngkin regarding masks in school. Youngkin said his order gives parents the right to choose whether their kids wear a mask or not. The first of many battles on this.
The worldβs largest rubber duck is coming to Maryland. Itβll be in Southern Maryland in Leonardtown from Aug. 4-6, and in Crisfield on Maryland's Eastern Shore from Aug. 11-13. @WTOP
βNo authority at all.β Delegate Patrick Hope of Arlington County responds to Governor Youngkin who said he may use state resources to try to force the countyβs school system to comply with his order - which effectively removes school mask mandates. @WTOP@HopeforVirginia