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Judge halts VA governor's opt-out school mask order, for now

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday temporarily halted Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates for

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  1. Upset parents sue Loudoun County School Board for continuing mask requirement

    Headline from FOX 5 DC ·

  2. Virginia's GOP governor wants to join parents' lawsuit against school mask mandates

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

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    Judge halts VA governor's opt-out school mask order, for now

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  1. The Daily Signal

    Parents Sue Virginia School System Over Mask Mandate (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    The parents say the Virginia school district's enforcement of a mask mandate defies an executive order by the governor.

  2. Fox News

    Virginia parents outraged as kids face school suspensions for going maskless: 'It symbolizes control now' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Virginia parents joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss their childrens' defiance of the mask mandate, which violates Glenn Youngkin's executive order in Virginia.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    Upset parents sue Loudoun County School Board for continuing mask requirement (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Three Virginia parents have filed a lawsuit against the Loudoun County School Board for ignoring Governor Glenn Youngkin's new mask policy.

  4. Fox News

    Virginia faces new legal battles over masking in schools (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Virginia parents have brought two lawsuits in relation to Gov. Youngkin's executive order on mask mandates in the state.

  5. Fox News

    VA Circuit Judge on schools mask mandate: 'It’s about the hierarchy of authority' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Lawyers for Virginia Gov. Glen Youngkin squared off with attorneys for seven school districts Wednesday afternoon in the fight over mask mandates in schools.

  6. Valdosta Daily Times

    Dispute over mask mandates in Virginia to be heard by judge (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A judge was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday over whether local school boards or Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have the final say on whether students must

  7. BizPac Review

    Frustrated Va. parents sue Loudoun school board for ignoring Youngkin's new mask policy (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Frustrated parents are suing the Loudoun Co. Virginia School Board for ignoring for ignoring Governor Glenn Youngkin's new mask policy.

  8. KVIA El Paso

    Virginia's GOP governor wants to join parents' lawsuit against school mask mandates (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to join in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents who oppose their local school board’s mask mandate.

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Virginia's GOP governor wants to join parents' lawsuit against school mask mandates | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state's most populous counties to allow him to join in a

  10. The Hill

    Youngkin, Virgina AG join parent lawsuit challenging county school mask mandate (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Virginia’s attorney general and have joined parents who filed a lawsuit against a local school board's decision to mandate face masks in schools.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Gov. Youngkin To Join Parents’ Lawsuit Against School Board For Defying Executive Order On Masks (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin filed a motion Wednesday to join a lawsuit against a school district for defying an executive order that overturned mask mandates.

  12. Fox News

    Youngkin's mask mandate: Virginia judge weighs governors power to lift decree (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has broad power to issue executive orders overturning mask mandates in schools, lawyers from the state Attorney General’s Office argued Wednesday, while lawyers for local school boards argued that the governor’s action usurps their authority.

  13. 13News Now Norfolk

    Virginia parents of children with disabilities sue Gov. Youngkin over order that makes school masks optional (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    Lawyers on the case say Governor Glenn Youngkin doesn't have the authority to supersede federal policies.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Judge temporarily blocks Youngkin order against Virginia school mask mandates (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A judge in Arlington, Virginia, issued a temporary restraining order against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates.

  15. Fox News

    Virginia judge grants temporary restraining order allowing mask mandates to remain in schools (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Students in northern Virginia schools will have to continue wearing face masks after an Arlington judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing Gov. Glenn Youngkin's mask-optional order.

  16. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Arlington judge blocks Youngkin's order to make masks optional in schools (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    An Arlington County judge has blocked Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order to give parents an opt-out of local school mask mandates, ruling that his executive authority does not supersede state

  17. Opelika-Auburn News

    Judge halts VA governor's opt-out school mask order, for now (opens Opelika-Auburn News)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday temporarily halted Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates for

  18. CBS News

    Virginia judge blocks governor's executive order allowing students to opt out of mask mandate (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The governor's office says he will appeal the decision.

  19. The Hill

    Youngkin's masks-optional order blocked by judge (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A Virginia judge on Friday blocked Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R ) executive order giving parents the power to decide whether their children wear masks in schools or not.

  20. CNN

    Judge decides mask mandate in seven Virginia school districts may remain in place (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Mask mandates in seven Virginia school districts may remain in place after a judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order on optional masking in schools.

  21. 13News Now Norfolk

    Virginia judge blocks Youngkin's order on optional masks, siding with school boards (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    13News Now Norfolk's feed description

    A judge from the Arlington County Circuit Court concluded that Virginia's governor can't override the decisions of local school boards.

  22. The Columbian

    Judge halts Virginia governor’s opt-out school mask order, for now (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday temporarily halted Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates for their ch

  23. Digital Journal

    Judge sides with school boards in lawsuit against Virginia governor's mask order (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    A Virginia judge on Friday blocked Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s (R) executive order giving parents the power to decide whether their

  24. NBC News

    Judge blocks Va. Gov. Youngkin's order making masks optional in public schools (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Seven school districts sued to block the order, which overrode local masking policies.

  25. Insider

    A judge temporarily blocked Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's order to make masks in schools optional (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Last month, Youngkin signed an executive order that would allow parents to opt their kids out of compulsory mask rules.

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