by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Accomack County school board should go with the governor’s order to allow parents to decide if their child should wear a mask or not. If they cannot do this, maybe it is time for some new school board members. Loise Johnson,...
by James Ritch | Feb 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – After one local school district hit a snag last week, both Accomack and Northampton public schools have implemented mask-optional regulations for students and are in compliance with the new state law allowing parents to exempt their children from...
by James Ritch | Feb 16, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Parents at Tuesday night’s Accomack County School Board meeting reacted to a Virginia General Assembly bill that has passed both the Senate and House of Delegates and will end school mask mandates permanently after it’s signed into law by Gov....
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – As Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration faces legal challenges by several Virginia school districts over his executive order allowing parents to exempt their children from school mask mandates, the Virginia General Assembly is working to pass...
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: To mask or not to mask, that is the question? Masks were intended to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. That has not worked. COVID-19 has continued to infect people. The next variant has been wild and it is time to start living with the COVID-19...
