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Arlington County Schools will end mask mandates in March
Arlington County Schools will end mask mandates in March. The announcement came during a school board meeting Thursday.
ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. - Arlington County Schools will end mask mandates in March. The announcement came during a school board meeting Thursday.
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Earlier this week, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill ending mask mandates in schools across Virginia.
At a Leesburg diner yesterday, Youngkin told the crowd to respect other people's choices whether to wear a mask or not.
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FOX 5's Melanie Alnwick reports Youngkin added an amendment to the law which gives him the authority to suspend it if there is a need to.
Arlington County schools says as they get closer to March 1, more information will be provided on how families can opt-out, Alnwick says.