West Virginia Bill Aims to Ban School Mask Mandates, But Gov. Jim Justice is Wary

West Virginia Bill Aims to Ban School Mask Mandates, But Gov. Jim Justice is Wary

While the West Virginia GOP-majority Legislature aims to pass a bill prohibiting school mask mandates, Republican Governor Jim Justice may not have the same goal.

During a COVID media briefing Friday, Justice said that while he doesn't believe in enforcing mask mandates in schools, local school districts should make those decisions, according to West Virginia MetroNews.

"I go back to if it ain't broke, don't fix it," Justice said during a COVID-19 briefing, the Associated Press reported. "Or don't try to fix it."