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Seven Virginia school boards suing Youngkin over order on masks in schools

Headline from News Advance, on the newest of 3 developments

Richmond Public Schools and six other Virginia school districts sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Arlington County Monday in an effort to block his executive order to make masks in schools

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Developments in this update

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  1. Glenn Youngkin, mask-mandate lifter, sends his child to school requiring masks

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Seven school boards sue Virginia governor over his masks optional order

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

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    Seven Virginia school boards suing Youngkin over order on masks in schools

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  1. Newsweek

    Glenn Youngkin, mask-mandate lifter, sends his child to school requiring masks (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Republican issued an executive order giving Virginia parents the right to exempt children from mask mandates but some school districts are resisting.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Youngkin battle with school districts over masks set to escalate (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Newly elected Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin could turn to the courts or restrict state education funds to achieve compliance from school districts defying his executive order allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children.

  3. Local News 8

    Virginia parents file lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin over executive order ending mask mandates in public schools (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Tierney Sneed A group of parents of public school students in Chesapeake, Virginia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking Virginia’s Supreme Court to block a new executive order issued by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that makes masks voluntary for children in the state’s public schools.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Virginia parents file lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin over executive order ending mask mandates in public schools | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Tierney Sneed A group of parents of public school students in Chesapeake, Virginia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking Virginia's Supreme Court to block a

  5. Washington Post

    Va. parents file lawsuit, schools vow resistance against Youngkin’s order making masks optional (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    A showdown is shaping up between newly elected Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Virginia school systems over the right to require masks in schools.

  6. Local News 8

    Confusion, lawsuit follow Virginia governor's order on masks (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — School districts across Virginia are adopting an inconsistent patchwork of responses to an executive order from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that aims to allow parents to opt-out of classroom mask mandates.

  7. Danville Register & Bee

    Parents from Chesapeake sue Youngkin, saying school mask order conflicts with state law (opens Danville Register & Bee)

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    Danville Register & Bee's feed description

    A group of Chesapeake parents sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin Tuesday in the Supreme Court of Virginia over Youngkin’s order that rescinded a statewide school mask mandate and gave parents an

  8. NBC4 Washington

    Parents Sue Over Virginia Governor's Order Lifting School Mask Mandate (opens NBC4 Washington)

    Published

    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    School districts across Virginia are adopting an inconsistent patchwork of responses to an executive order from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin that aims to allow parents to opt-out of classroom mask mandates

  9. Truthout

    Parents Sue Virginia Governor Over Executive Order Banning Local Mask Mandates (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    The lawsuit purports that Youngkin "lacks the authority" to issue such an order under the state constitution.

  10. Washington Times

    Virginia governor seeks dismissal of suit over school masks (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Gov. Glenn Youngkin has asked the Supreme Court of Virginia to dismiss a lawsuit challenging his executive order allowing parents to opt out of mandates requiring children to wear masks in school.

  11. Winchester Star

    Youngkin faces new lawsuit as Virginia mask order kicks in (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was facing a new legal challenge over his executive action that aimed to let parents opt out of school mask mandates

  12. WUSA9

    7 Virginia school districts file lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin over optional mask mandate order (opens WUSA9)

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    WUSA9's feed description

    The seven school districts are challenging Gov. Youngkin's executive order on optional masks in schools.

  13. NBC News

    7 Virginia school districts sue governor over order making masks optional (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Seven Virginia school districts filed a lawsuit against an order by state Gov. Glenn Youngkin making masks optional in public schools.

  14. Local News 8

    Virginia school districts sue Gov. Youngkin over executive order making mask mandate optional (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Paradise Afshar, CNN Seven Virginia school boards are challenging the new GOP governor’s executive order banning mask mandates while schools in a major Catholic diocese have been directed to follow it, setting up parents, schools and public officials yet again along a key pandemic-rights fault li…

  15. Townhall

    How One Defiant Virginia Superintendent Plans to Punish Children in Compliance With Gov. Youngkin's Mask Order (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Shortly after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order giving parents the right to decide whether to send their children to school in masks, several school districts immediately declared

  16. NBC4 Washington

    Virginia School Boards Sue as Youngkin Order Lifting Mask Mandate Takes Effect (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Seven Virginia school boards filed a lawsuit seeking to stop new Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive action lifting the school mask mandate as it goes into effect Monday.

  17. FOX 5 DC

    7 Virginia school boards file lawsuit challenging Gov. Youngkin’s updated school mask order (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Several school boards in Virginia have filed a joint lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Governor Glenn Youngkin's updated school mask order.

  18. The Hill

    Virginia school boards sue to block Youngkin order making masks optional (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Seven Virginia school boards are suing Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) in an effort to block his executive order that makes mask wearing optional in the classroom.

  19. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Richmond among seven Virginia school boards suing Youngkin over order on masks in schools (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    The Richmond School Board officially joined six other school boards which sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin Monday in Arlington County in an effort to block his executive order to make masks

  20. Washington Examiner

    Seven school districts sue Youngkin as order against mask mandates kicks in (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Several districts filed a lawsuit seeking to block the implementation of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates as it took effect on Monday.

  21. Washington Times

    Seven Virginia school boards sue Youngkin to stop parental opt-out on masks (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Seven Virginia school boards sued Monday to block Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order creating a parental opt-out on mask mandates, challenging the Republican on a key priority of his new administration.

  22. The Washington Free Beacon

    Liberal Virginia School Boards File Suit Against Youngkin's Mask Order (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    School boards in seven of Virginia's liberal enclaves on Monday filed suit against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R.) executive order that allows parents to choose whether their children wear masks in school.

  23. Al Jazeera

    US: Virginia school districts sue over governor’s mask order (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order allows parents to opt out of masking requirements in schools.

  24. Fox News

    Virginia school districts sue Youngkin over order giving parents choice on COVID-19 masks in class (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Youngkin issued an executive order earlier this month requiring an opt out to any school mask mandates, as the U.S. enters the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  25. New York Times

    Seven school boards sue Virginia governor over his order making masks optional. (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    The filing questions the constitutionality of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order allowing parents to decide whether their children should comply with mask rules at school.

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