新就职的弗吉尼亚州州长格伦·扬金(Glenn Youngkin)是一名共和党人，他在周末签署了几项行政命令，包括一项取消全州学校掩蔽要求的命令。然而，越来越多的学区表示，他们的掩蔽政策将保持不变。
“没有比弗吉尼亚儿童的健康和福利更重要的事情了。根据弗吉尼亚州的法律，父母，而不是政府，有基本的权利来决定如何照顾他们的孩子第二行政命令阅读。
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2022年1月15日，弗吉尼亚州里士满，州长格伦·扬金在就职典礼上讲话
白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基在她的个人推特账户上说，权衡这个问题作为弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿县的一名家长。普萨基称赞她孩子上学的县保持了口罩的要求，并对新共和党州长的命令嗤之以鼻。
“你好。阿灵顿县家长在这里(不要相信你是@GlennYoungkin，如果我错了请纠正我)。Psaki写道:“感谢@APSVirginia为我们的孩子、老师和管理者以及他们在可传播变种中的安全挺身而出。
自扬金周六签署该命令以来，北弗吉尼亚州至少有三个学区提醒家庭，掩蔽政策仍然有效，包括阿灵顿公立学校,亚历山大市公立学校和费尔法克斯郡公立学校。
“假期结束后，当我们回到学校时，我们想让你知道，FCPS将继续对所有学生和工作人员进行通用掩蔽，”FCPS负责人斯科特·布拉布兰德说在一份声明中说星期天。
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弗吉尼亚州州长格伦·扬金在州长会议室a签署行政命令...
声明还称，FCPS目前正在审查杨金的行政命令，目前仍将与疾控中心的指导方针保持一致。
除了关于口罩的行政命令外，扬金还签署了一项行政命令，终止了对国家雇员的新冠肺炎疫苗授权禁止批判种族理论在公共教育和其他领域终止了弗吉尼亚假释委员会，和其他人一样，在同一天。
New Virginia governor signs executive order to end mask mandate in schools
Newly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed several executive orders over the weekend, including one removing masking requirements in schools across the state. However, a growing number of school districts have said that their masking policies will remain in place.
“There is no greater priority than the health and welfare of Virginia’s children. Under Virginia law, parents, not the government, have the fundamental right to make decisions concerning the care of their children,” Youngkin'ssecond executive orderread.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki, from her personal Twitter account,weighed in on the issueas a parent in Arlington County, Virginia. Psaki applauded the county where her kids go to school for keeping the mask requirement in place and swiped at the new Republican governor’s order.
"Hi there. Arlington county parent here (don’t believe you are @GlennYoungkin but correct me if I am wrong). Thank you to @APSVirginia for standing up for our kids, teachers and administrators and their safety in the midst of a transmissible variant," Psaki wrote.
Since Youngkin signed the order Saturday, at least three school districts in Northern Virginia have reminded families that masking policies remain in place, includingArlington Public Schools,Alexandria City Public SchoolsandFairfax County Public Schools.
“As we return to school after the holiday weekend, we want to let you know that FCPS will continue universal masking for all students and staff,” FCPS superintendent Scott Brabrandsaid in a statementSunday.
The statement also said that FCPS is currently reviewing Youngkin’s executive order and will remain aligned with CDC guidelines for now.
Along with the executive order on masks, Youngkin also signed an executive order ending the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees, onebanning Critical Race Theoryin public education and another thatterminated the Virginia Parole Board, among others, on the same day.
