Parents, school leaders react to legislation requiring full-time, in-person option If signed, it would take effect July 1 Published: Tags: LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Virginia Senate voted 36-3 Thursday, approving legislation that requires schools to provide full-time, in-person instruction as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The bill also passed the House Wednesday and, if signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, it would take effect July 1. Karl Loos, president of the Lynchburg Education Association, doesn’t see this as legislators throwing the gauntlet down towards educators, but rather working t...