08/05/2021

Arkansas Governor Wants To Reverse A Law That Forbids Schools To Require Masks

He has called a special session for the state legislature to change the law

Months after he signed the bill banning state and local mask mandates, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says he wants the law reversed to give schools the option to require face coverings when children return to the classroom.

"In hindsight, I wish that it had not become law. But it is the law, and the only chance we have is either to amend it or for the courts to say that it has an unconstitutional foundation," he said at a Tuesday news conference.

Hutchinson has called a special session for the state legislature to change the law. During the news conference, he and Secretary of Health Jose Romero stressed that children under 12 are currently the most vulnerable group in the state because they are unable to get the vaccine.

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