Republican Governors Lean Into Mask Wars

Associated Press: “Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students should be required to mask up as they head back to school — reigniting ideological divides over mandates even as the latest coronavirus surge ravages the reddest, most unvaccinated parts of the nation.”

“Even the Republican gubernatorial candidate in the purple state of Virginia has decried school mask mandates in the name of parental rights.”

“Still, some within the GOP’s own ranks have begun to warn of the safety and political risks involved in making schools — and children’s health — the chief battleground for an ideological fight.”