About one dozen Henrico families, mostly at Deep Run High, refuse masks; Richmond National Battlefield Park acquires more land at Henrico’s Malvern Hill Battlefield
Henrico Newsflash – Feb. 1, 2022
About one dozen Henrico families, mostly at Deep Run High, refuse masks
Across the Henrico County Public Schools division which serves nearly 49,000 students, only about one dozen families are refusing to follow the district’s mask rules, citing the governor’s executive order.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order, which rescinded the K-12 mask mandate, took effect last Monday. Despite the order, HCPS maintained its masking requirements, citing a state law that requires schools to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the greatest extent practicable. The CDC recommends universal masking in K-12 schools.
Richmond National Battlefield Park acquires more land at Henrico’s Malvern Hill Battlefield
About 1,300 acres of the Malvern Hill Battlefield in Eastern Henrico is now preserved by the National Park Service, following Richmond National Battlefield Park’s acquisition of 371 acres of land there from the Capital Region Land Conservancy.
Richmond National Battlefield Park Superintendent Doyle Sapp made the announcement Jan. 27.
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