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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is FCPS not following state orders?  Let kids choose to wear or not wear mask.  My kids will wear their masks.  We don’t care if others wear their masks or not.

Why does FCPS continue to defy the will of the people of Virginia?[/quote]

It's following Virginia law and CDC recommendations. The courts will decide which is correct--[b]the executive order or Virginia law[/b]. Over a dozen VA counties are not following Youngkin's executive order.[/quote]

How does the executive order conflict with VA law?[/quote]

It’s up for debate.

[i]Competing with the executive order is Senate Bill 1303, which is on the books as Virginia law.

That law requires school boards to offer in-person instruction to students and follow CDC recommendations to the maximum extent practicable, which includes wearing masks.[/i]

https://www.13newsnow.com/amp/article/news/health/coronavirus/attorney-on-youngkin-school-mask-order-virginia/291-e162fefc-d223-4eee-9950-722d92a7b1b6

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I get the context, but can anyone point to where a CDC order REQUIRES masks in school?  Everything I've seen is that the CDC RECOMMENDS masks in schools, so how would there be any conflict between the VA law and the EO is the schools RECOMMEND masks, but leave it up to parents decisions?  Am I missing something?[/quote]

The CDC as an organization makes recommendation, and requires very little; but masks are listed as a mitigation strategy so per SB1303 “maximum extend possible” it still stands.[/quote]

They have other recommendations that FCPS isn't following.  Why some and not others? [/quote]

Well honestly that’s where the legal challenges are going to come in. No way of telling how this will turn out this school year, but my suspicion is FCPS and other districts will try to “run out the clock” on this school year with mandatory masks. [/quote]

+1, it’s a waiting (stall) game at this point.[/quote]

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