{"id":532873,"date":"2021-05-21T10:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T14:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=532873"},"modified":"2021-05-21T10:06:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T14:06:19","slug":"virginia-republicans-call-on-democratic-gov-to-remove-mask-mandate-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-republicans-call-on-democratic-gov-to-remove-mask-mandate-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Republicans Call On Democratic Gov. To Remove Mask Mandate In Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-republicans-call-on-democratic-gov-to-remove-mask-mandate-in-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=532873&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rep.-Bob-Good.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>A group of Republican congressmen penned a letter to Virginia\u2019s Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, insisting that he reconsider coronavirus guidance requiring masks in K-12 schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On May 14, Northam issued an executive order that lifted the mask mandate in the state but maintained that students and teachers wear face masks on school property. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) led a group of Virginia Republicans in pushing back against the mandate.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cParents, not the government, should decide if their child wears a mask in the classroom,\u201d Good said. \u201cOur children have suffered enough, it\u2019s time to restore common sense in our classrooms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/good.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/good.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/05.20.21%20Letter%20to%20Gov.%20Northam%20on%20masks%20in%20schools.pdf\"><span>letter<\/span><\/a><span>, Republicans cited studies that show transmission via children is extremely rare. One <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7502898\/\"><span>study<\/span><\/a><span> out of Germany concluded that staff-to-staff transmission is the most common and is far more common than student-to-staff, staff-to-student, or student-to-student transmission.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cResearch has consistently shown that children are at low risk for contracting COVID-19, or having severe cases if they do become infected with the virus,\u201d the letter reads. \u201cAdditionally, schools have not been considered a significant contributor to community transmission.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The letter insists that students are not the problem and reminds Northam that teachers and children aged 12-15 can get the vaccine.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cVirginia schools can still mitigate the spread of COVID-19 without masking children,\u201d the letter reads.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The letter was signed by Republican Reps. Robert Wittman, H. Morgan Griffith, and Ben Cline.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On May 13, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html\"><span>guidelines<\/span><\/a><span> to remove the mask mandate for fully vaccinated people. The update tells fully vaccinated people that they no longer need to \u201cwear a mask or physical distance in any setting, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Following the guidance shift, states such as Utah and Texas have taken it upon themselves to ban masking in public schools. On May 18, Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/texas-bans-mask-mandates-for-local-governments-and-public-schools\"><span>executive order<\/span><\/a><span> that will ban local governments and schools from requiring face masks. The next day, legislators in Utah passed a similar bill.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Daily Wire <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/utah-legislature-passes-bill-that-would-ban-face-mask-requirements-for-public-schools-universities\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p><i><span>Legislators in Utah passed a measure during a special session on Wednesday that prohibits public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates in the coming school year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>According to The Associated Press, Republican Representative Val Peterson sponsored the bill. Peterson \u201csaid county officials would still be able to invoke mask orders in consultation with local health officials in schools that have the coronavirus outbreaks. The legislation only applies to COVID-19 and would not prevent people from wearing face coverings,\u201d per the AP.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Young students are pleading for the removal of mask mandates as well. A 10-year-old boy in Florida gave an impassioned speech to his school board begging the council to end the district\u2019s in-school mask mandate. He called the mandate \u2014 and the teachers who refuse to follow it \u2014 an example of \u201chypocrisy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-10-year-old-boy-obliterates-school-boards-mask-mandate\"><b>Watch: 10-Year-Old Boy Obliterates School Board\u2019s Mask Mandate<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Republican congressmen penned a letter to Virginia\u2019s Democratic Governor Ralph Northam, insisting that he reconsider coronavirus guidance requiring masks in K-12 schools.On May 14, Northam issued an &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312552,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Rep.-Bob-Good.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Virginia Republicans Call On Democratic Gov. 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