Credit www.vperemen.com / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike Oklahoma House Democrats are calling for a special session to repeal the law now pre-empting school boards from requiring masks because of COVID-19. The law requires an emergency declaration from the governor before schools implement a mask mandate. House Minority Leader Emily Virgin said school boards know the most about what’s happening in their communities. "With school starting in the next week or so, we think that it's imperative that locally elected school boards have the ability to respond to the pandemic in the way that they see fit and require masks if they think that that's what they need to prevent a return to virtual learning," Virgin said.