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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the update - I hadn't heard.  I hope I don't have to vote straight R in the midterms though, but I will if masks aren't optional by start of Fall 2022.[/quote]

Masks are going to be optional by the end of the month (or no later than mid-March ... the two year anniversary of when Covid hit).  The latest UVA model for cases has this area being at about 8 cases per 100k  by the end of Feb.

Going to 6 new cases per 100k people the first week in March.

You won't have to wear a mask forever.  Just a LITTLE BIT longer.  Be patient.[/quote]

As long as this case is in litigation there is exactly zero chance of APS doing that. They've dug themselves in too deep about how useful masks are, and they have to avoid the appearance of weakness or defeat in the face of Youngkin's onslaught. Otherwise people will ask why they spent money hiring lawyers instead of just doing was Falls Church did and set their own date for taking off the masks. [/quote]

Falls Church was being lawless when they did that.

Masks will soon be optional.  But Youngkin doesn't have the authority to do it by fiat.  [/quote]

Two statements, only one of which can be true.

Falls Church wasn't being lawless, they were being practical, because they knew it would take past Valentine's day to figure out the issue in the courts, and it was obvious that cases would be low enough by then to get away with it.

APS and FCPS on the other hand, got huffy and decided to make it a political issue to try to thumb their nose at the governor. So instead of requesting an extension from the state, they're going to keep the issue alive until well into next month. By that point continued masking is going to look increasingly stupid and they'll all be out on a limb (shades of virtual learning, anyone?)

Ever get into a argument with someone, only to have them repeatedly interrupt others by saying "Can I finish? Can I finish?" And then when the room goes quiet to hear what they have to say, they've forgotten their point and just go "Ok I'm finished". That's what APS and FCPS look like right now. [/quote]

So no.  The state has a health department and the county of Fairfax has a health department.  During a pandemic, those guys can tell school districts when masks will be optional.

The governor made an illegal (clearly illegal, that's what this injunction means) executive order.  Even if you agree with it, he doesn't have the power to do it.  Laws are good, we follow them, agree with them or not.  The alternative is lawlessness.  [/quote]

I'd love to see that VA code.  Link?[/quote]

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