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>> dana: now to the battle over masks in schools. our next guest says she and her children were blocked from entering school because she didn't have a mask a day after governor youngkin's order making masks optional went into effect. it is great to have you. what happened yesterday? >> well, i decided that i wanted to take my two elementary school kids and exercise my right under the virginia executive order that gives parents like me the right to opt my kids out of masks. i knew fairfax county public schools decided they were not going to follow this order and that they were going to prevent ...

Those republican lawmakers going as far as accusing the administration of trying to stifle free speech. >> bill: thanks for that. mark meredith in washington >> dana: parents in fairfax county, virginia suing school officials saying they defied the governor's order making masks optional. the lawsuit is intended to permit the exercise of virginia parents rights to make decision the education and up bringing of their children. we hope the state legislature and school board act quickly to put this chapter of imposing harmful covid education measures on students behind us. carrie lukas is one of t...