Earlier today we talked about this tweet from U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, and it’s pretty incredible:
Today’s #LoveTeaching theme is “Tremendous Tuesday” where we are challenged to tell a 6-word story that describes why you #LoveTeaching. Mine is:
The smile on a student's face.
— Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) February 16, 2022
Will Cardona be happy with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin for making it easier for those smiles to be seen? Ironically, probably not:
WATCH: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signs legislation BANNING mask mandates in Virginia schools.
"Today we are reestablishing and restoring power back to parents." pic.twitter.com/wl5dJn6PHK
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 16, 2022
As Barack Obama once said, “elections have consequences.”
SIGNED… SEALED… DELIVERED
School mask mandates are officially ILLEGAL in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Thank you to Gov. @GlennYoungkin and everyone across Virginia who stood up for our children. pic.twitter.com/gOqUGmXjcv
— American Principles 🇺🇸 (@approject) February 16, 2022
GOV. YOUNGKIN: "Children have not only suffered learning loss, they've suffered relationship loss. Now is our chance to give all parents to make decisions they know they have."
👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/yUTUTFZpfw
— American Principles 🇺🇸 (@approject) February 16, 2022
And any mask-addicted parents are still free to have their kids mask up if that’s what they want.
After two years of tyranny we're FINALLY taking our country back! #UnmaskTheKids #ampFW https://t.co/4w8KOZFEnF
— FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) February 16, 2022
He followed through beautifully. Those school boards got humiliated. https://t.co/ZOQ37mVfuI
— Jeremy Stein (@jst3in) February 16, 2022
Hopefully the November midterms will bring about a lot more changes. Stay tuned.