Loudoun County Public Schools Won’t Comment After Judge Orders It to Follow Executive Order on Masks

After a group of parents sued Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) for forcing students to continue wearing masks despite Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) issuing an executive order banning that practice, LCPS declined to comment on the situation.

Wayde B. Byard, LCPS’ public information officer, told The Virginia Star Thursday that the only comment he could offer was already made by Superintendent Scott Ziegler.

“The decision of whether to wear a mask or not is deeply personal for many families; we ask that you respect the decision of others. No one should be made to feel uncomfortable about their choice,” Superintendent Ziegler said after the Thursday morning decision.

As of Thursday, LCPS’ mask mandate had been dropped, and students were free to return to class without masks.

The order came just hours after Youngkin signed a bill into law banning mask mandates in schools.

He had previously issued an executive order declaring the same, but LCPS defied that order, leading to the lawsuit.

The defiance caused controversy, as the school sought remedies for students who refused to continue wearing masks after Youngkin’s executive order.

The school vowed to suspend students who refused to wear masks, but also considered charging them with trespassing and having them arrested.

The head of school security, John Clark, directed administrators to seek warrants for the arrests of unmasked students…. (Excerpt from Virginia Star)