Amelia Ruffner King, 42, was charged with making an oral threat while on school property during a Page County school board meeting, police said.
. Youngkin issued an executive order on his first day in office that says parents can choose whether their child must wear a mask in school.
Schools across the state have been discussing whether they’ll abide by Youngkin’s order when it takes effect Monday.She said: “My children will not come to school on Monday with a mask on. That’s not happening. And I will bring every single gun loaded and ready to….”“I’ll see y’all on Monday,” King said before walking away from the podium.
The school board ultimately passed a motion to move forward with Youngkin's executive order and allow parents to choose whether their child wears a mask. Masking would still be required for staff, on buses and when students return from quarantine,Page County Public Schools said the district would have increased police presence at Luray area schools on Monday and “does not take these kind of statements lightly” in a statement released Friday.
“Not only do comments such as these go against everything we wish to model for our students, they go against the very nature of how we as a community should interact with each other,” the statement read.