If the county isn't allowed to placed a mask mandate in the classroom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of a student I feel like Tuesday will be virtual, so that FCPS can send out a communication.

**sudden

[Anonymous]

Do teachers still get 10 days of administrative leave if they get covid? Or is it now five?

[Anonymous]

I’m over masks. My kids need speech therapy and it is near impossible wearing masks. We have vaccines ans treatments for COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m over masks. My kids need speech therapy and it is near impossible wearing masks. We have vaccines ans treatments for COVID.

Sounds like you’ll be submitting an opt-out form.

[Anonymous]

https://twitter.com/nickwtop/status/1482475576384528392?s=21

“ Superintendent of Richmond schools says he’ll 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.”

[Anonymous]

I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You idiots do realize Lord Fauci himself admitted under oath that there is essentially no escaping covid, right?

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/589344-fauci-omicron-will-infect-just-about-everybody

But go ahead, quit your teaching job while you still frequent the grocery stores staffed by...people around maskless people. And muzzle toddlers because...science!

That’s not what he said. What he said is that it will “find” almost everyone — that is, he’s talking about exposure. Exposure is *not* the same thing as infection or illness.

+1
Being boosted and wearing a mask is how you prevent exposure from becoming an infection. Egads, the lack of scientific literacy drives me crazy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, Youngkin has said that school boards have the constitutional right to require masks, but he is making them include an opt-out form for parents.

Okay so we could potentially have maskless kids all over FCPS

He has no authority to do so.

It seems like he does, unfortunately…? I just read the EO

I can’t find the text of the full EO. Will you post a link?

I actually can’t find it either. I checked the governor website and it’s not there. How could they not make these things available to the public? I would like to know precisely what this EO says

If anyone can track down a copy of the EO, please post it here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

I have all of the same questions. How is it that the details of this are not clear or available if this is supposedly going into effect immediately?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

FCPS released a statement saying that they would continue to mandate masks, even when/if Youngkin changes it. They even quoted SB1303 saying that the bill requires “full adherence to mitigation strategies”…oh the irony. 😊

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

FCPS released a statement saying that they would continue to mandate masks, even when/if Youngkin changes it. They even quoted SB1303 saying that the bill requires “full adherence to mitigation strategies”…oh the irony. 😊

FCPS wo;; get sued. Teachers won't be able to enforce masks in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

FCPS released a statement saying that they would continue to mandate masks, even when/if Youngkin changes it. They even quoted SB1303 saying that the bill requires “full adherence to mitigation strategies”…oh the irony. 😊

+1, here it is: https://www.fcps.edu/return-school/return-school-safety

[Anonymous]

THE ORDER

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/governor-of-virginia/pdf/74---eo/74---eo/EO-2---School-Mask-Mandate-Executive-Order-Exception.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I apologize if this has been covered. FCPS knew that the lifting of a mask mandate was coming when Youngkin was to be inaugurated. With the state-wide mandate FCPS School Board and/or administration really did not have to make a decision, just say this is mandated by the Commonwealth.

I have not read the executive order, but sounds as if school boards may still impose the mandate – but perhaps parents can opt their children out in some way. One would have thought FCPS would have had ready and communicated their plan having two months since the election to make a decision about keeping the mandate in place for FCPS or not. And if an opt out, which I was not aware was going to be part of the order was to be an option, how that opt-out would be implemented.

Have they done so? I do not know. I do not think so. Maybe I missed something, but what is the “rule” starting on Tuesday assuming school is in session?

FCPS released a statement saying that they would continue to mandate masks, even when/if Youngkin changes it. They even quoted SB1303 saying that the bill requires “full adherence to mitigation strategies”…oh the irony. 😊

FCPS wo;; get sued. Teachers won't be able to enforce masks in high school.

Then they will have to close down schools.

[Anonymous]

Goes into effect Monday, January 24. Gives them a week to fight it out, I guess.