BREAKING: Governor Youngkin Ends Critical Race Theory And Mask Mandates In Schools On His First Day In Office With 11 Executive Orders

Virginia’s newly-elected Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office signed 11 executive orders. Many of his Republican voters are happy with this decision. Some of the notable orders include- Ending Critical Race Theory (CRT) and mask mandates in the state’s public schools.

Governor Youngkin signed the following executive orders on his first day in office-

• Executive Order Number One delivers on his Day One promise to restore excellence in education by ending the use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education.
• Executive Order Number Two delivers on his Day One promise to empower Virginia parents in their children’s education and upbringing by allowing parents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school.
• Executive Order Number Three delivers on his Day One promise to restore integrity and confidence in the Parole Board of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Executive Order Number Four delivers on his Day One promise to investigate wrongdoing in Loudoun County.
• Executive Order Number Five delivers on his Day One promise to make government work for Virginians by creating the Commonwealth Chief Transformation Officer.
• Executive Order Number Six delivers on his Day One promise to declare Virginia open for business.
• Executive Order Number Seven delivers on his Day One promise to combat and prevent human trafficking and provide support to survivors.
• Executive Order Number Eight delivers on his Day One promise to establish a commission to combat antisemitism.
• Executive Order Number Nine delivers on his Day One promise to withdraw from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

Along with these nine executive orders, Governor Youngkin also signed two executive directives-

• Executive Directive Number One delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to jumpstart our economy by cutting job-killing regulations by 25 percent.
• Executive Directive Number Two delivers on his fulfilling his Day One promise to restore individual freedoms and personal privacy by rescinding the vaccine mandate for all state employees.

Governor Youngkin officially took the office of the Governor of Virginia on Saturday succeeding Democrat Ralph Northam. Northam became the subject of controversy over the weekend because he decided to pardon a convicted pedophile before leaving office.

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