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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

Psaki defends kids’ school district in dispute with Virginia’s GOP governor on mask mandates

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended schools in Arlington County for wanting to keep mask mandates in place as Virginia’s new Republican governor rolled back the mandates.

Ms Psaki quote-tweeted a video featuring newly sworn-in governor, Glenn Youngkin, who issued an executive order on his first day in office stating that parents enrolled in schools or childcare in the commonwealth could “elect for their children not to be subject to any mask mandate in effect at the child’s school or educational programme”.

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