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Dr. Greene was appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin as Virginia's Acting Health Commissioner. He advises the governor on all issues related to health including children wearing masks in school. On that issue, he said mask-wearing can lead to long-term effects on younger kids.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently launched a tip line to report teachers and schools for “inherently divisive teaching practices.”
Powhatan County Schools will leave the decision to mask children in school up to each child's parent.
A executive order from Gov. Glenn Youngkin says parents will be allowed to decide whether their child will wear a mask in schools. But before Youngkin’s order goes into effect Monday, most school divisions in Hampton Roads are still working to understand how to comply with existing state law coupled with the new policy.
Masking in schools has been an emotional conversation among some parents ever since students started wearing masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.