The bill that Northam referenced is getting mixed interpretations since Holsworth said masks has become a “very political” issue. In fact, Republican State Senator Siobhan, who sponsored the bill, still believes school divisions should be allowed to make their own policies on masks. But legal experts disagree with that interpretation. “I tend to agree with the governor that no additional mandate is required,” Margaret Foster Riley, a professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, said. “If you actually look at the plain words of the statute, is there any ambiguity in the statute...