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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you read your emails? It will be discussed at the School Board Meeting.

[quote]Mask Requirement: I know there are questions about next steps with our mask policy. Like other local school divisions, APS has been reviewing the latest health guidance and planning for when we can safely ease our masks requirements. We will present our plan and revised policy at Thursday’s School Board meeting. We have come far together as a community in maintaining safe, open schools, even during the Omicron spike, and we will continue that work together.[/quote][/quote]

They can discuss all they want, the law goes into effect on March 1. What would be really refreshing is if they just sent out an email that says in compliance with the law, on March 1, masks are optional. Also they need to withdraw from that lawsuit right now. [/quote]

The lawsuit also argued the school districts believe it is unconstitutional under VA state constitution to not allow School Boards to have authority over their own buildings/students, etc.  So more a question of whose right is it to set this kind of policy/law.

No idea the merits of that argument.

So maybe the lawsuit doesn't go away.[/quote]

You should want it to go away. APS should not be wasting tax dollars to engage in a lawsuit purely based on political ideology.

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APS has counsel on staff[/quote]

I don't work for APS but I would imagine they would hire outside counsel for a lawsuit like this.  And I would support them doing so.[/quote]

They did hire outside counsel for the lawsuit and I think it should be continued. What if the General Assembly and the Governor decided that, for safety reasons, teachers should be allowed to carry guns on school property (or some other crazy plan). While that hypothetical is very far fetched and intentionally so, what if Richmond required SROs to be reinstated in every school? I understand some would welcome that, but that plan is at least somewhat unpopular in NoVa. In both cases, I would prefer that local school boards be able to make those decisions on the local level instead of a statewide requirement and Virginia's constitution provides that authority.[/quote]

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