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- February 10, 2022
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Parents Are Clawing Back Control of Public Schools Across Virginia

The Virginia State Senate passed two bills on Wednesday that are set to give parents more control over public schools across the Commonwealth. First, the issue of mandatory mask wearing in schools is another step closer to being in our rear-view mirror with the passage of Senate Bill 739, which passed with a vote of […]

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The Republican Standard
- February 9, 2022
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Ten Virginia Senate Democrats Side With Republicans to End School Mask Mandates

Several Democrat members of the Virginia State Senate decided that they did not want to be on the wrong side of history, and sided with their Republican colleagues in favor of ending the mask mandate in public schools, finally letting parents make choices that they feel are in the best interest of their children. Although […]

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- February 7, 2022
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ICYMI: Virginia Mom Goes Viral After Confronting School Board

In case you missed it, a courageous Virginia mother appeared before the Prince William County School Board and proceeded to explain how wrong and harmful the district-wide mask mandate had been. Despite her reservations about speaking in front of a large crowd, Marianne Jensen overcame her nerves for the sake of her children and the […]

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- February 4, 2022
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Judge Gives Democrats Temporary Win in Battle of the Masks

A judge granted a temporary restraining order allowing mask mandates to remain in Northern Virginia schools for now. The ruling follows Gov. Youngkin’s executive order allowing parents to opt-out of school mask mandates. (Fox News) The decision comes after seven school boards requested a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit to block Youngkin’s order which allows parents […]

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- February 4, 2022
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Democrats Vote Down Key Elements of Youngkin’s Agenda

Democratic lawmakers have defeated key elements of Gov. Youngkin’s education agenda. For the moment anyway. Within the bills that died in the Virginia Senate were provisions that supported making it easier to open charter schools, assigning more police officers to schools and banning divisive topics. As Hampton Roads’ WAVY-TV reports: RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — A […]

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- January 29, 2022
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Unmasked Students Face Immediate Suspension From Loudoun County Public Schools

On Friday, Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS), Virginia’s third largest public school system, announced that unmasked students would face immediate suspension starting on Feb. 2. The district justified its edict by citing Policy 8210: Introduction to Student Discipline in the “Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook,” and added that students must conduct themselves accordingly. The Epoch […]

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- January 29, 2022
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Fairfax County Public Schools Ordered to Suspend Maskless Students

Virginia’s largest public school system is in open revolt against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask-optional order. In an uncompromising message to school administrators, Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand  demanded that maskless children be threatened with suspension. Brabrand’s orders were shared with administrators in a painstaking, 34 slide long PowerPoint presentation. Asra Nomani, […]

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- January 27, 2022
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CNN Accuses Youngkin of Instituting ‘Soviet-style Police State’

Can Jim Acosta even pretend to be objective anymore? Speaking to author Molly Jong-Fast on his new show, “Democracy in Peril,” Acosta compared Youngkin’s attempt to enforce his executive order banning the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts” by setting up a tip line to the inner workings of the Soviet Union. Jim Acosta thinks that […]

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- January 25, 2022
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Virginia Senate Dem Sides With Youngkin in Fight to End School Mask Mandate

Is it another sign that after the better part of 1,000 days, COVID fatigue is a bipartisan phenomenon? Or is common sense returning to the General Assembly? Either way, Gov. Glenn Youngkin is on the cusp of a decisive victory, provided state Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) stays true to his word, regarding Youngkin’s executive order […]

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- January 24, 2022
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Multiple School Districts Sue Youngkin

Seven school districts across the Commonwealth are suing the Youngkin administration. The purpose of the lawsuit is to block the implementation of Gov. Youngkin’s executive order lifting the mask mandate in public schools. The Washington Examiner has more: The seven school districts, including the population centers of Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Prince William, filed the […]

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