WATCH: Youngkin says Virginia law is 'bipartisan movement to get parents back in charge'

Virginia’s Legislature passed a bill providing parents with the ability to choose whether their children should wear a mask in school without having to provide a certified reason Wednesday.

The bill, which passed in the commonwealth’s Senate with a bipartisan vote of 21-17, amended Virginia education code protecting students from any disciplinary or academic consequences should they choose not to wear a mask. SB 739 will also keep schools open five days a week for in-person instruction.