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Chesapeake parents lawsuit on masks
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Anonymous
| "The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge brought by Chesapeake parents against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that seeks to end mandatory masking in schools." |
Anonymous
Victory! Thank God for Youngkin. Suck it, APS. Masks off tomorrow? |
Anonymous
Procedural victory only- court didn’t touch the EO. |
Anonymous
Also basically confirmed that SBs have authority to supervise their own schools districts, so SB could impose a mask requirement even if SB 1303 doesn't "require" them to mask. Consistent with other cases according deference to local SBs. The SBs' case is much bigger than masks. It's about preserving their own authority, vested in them by the VA constitution. I bet that's why FCC, which had already voted to go mask optional on 2/14, signed on to the suit. This time a Gov's EO is about masks, but what will the next one cover? They (IMO rightfully) don't want to cede their authority and acquiesce to a political overreach like Youngkin's EO (and, once again for those in the back, Northam's EO was different because it was issued during a public health emergency so the executive had greater powers during that time). |
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Already a thread:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1035537.page |