ACPS -- what am I missing?

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Anonymous wrote:OP-I recommend connecting with people on some of the ACPS Facebook groups or in person. Discussions on ACPS and Alexandria in general on this board get nutty in a way I’ve never experienced in real life and I’ve lived here for 17 years and have 2 kids in ACPS. It’s not all rosy, but I think the anonymity of this board lets people say things in a way they would never dream of saying it in person (not limited to ACPS-on almost any topic). It’s also impossible to tell if the extreme views (pro and con) are multiple people or 1 or 2 really vocal people. Or people who actually have any experience with the schools.

Agree. This is a terrible forum to ask for opinions on ACPS. The anonymity takes away from the credibility of the commentary. You will never know if the person actually is at ACPS. This anonymity of the forum also enables racist tropes and racist commentary about a diverse school system. I would recommend the ACPS Facebook groups as mentioned, the school PTAs (all have Facebook pages themselves), and NextDoor, as well as visiting the schools and getting to know the parents and communities through play dates and events.

While I agree there are some racist tropes here, there is also a lot of truth here on ACPS especially compared with the ACPS Facebook groups that are “monitored” (ie censored) and filled with ACPS cheerleaders. There are plenty of parents of former ACPS students (like me - we tried for two stints) who can speak to the flaws in the system:

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How about the PTAC member that was banned from her kid's elementary school for celebrating violence against children? It's like something out of Florida.

NP here. She lives in my neighborhood and is still bat$hit crazy.

I've heard about this. It tells me everything I need to know about the PTAC/PTA crew if this is who they chose as their leadership.

She was dropped from a lot of lists but I'd like to see those that stood by her get dropped too. How hard is it to condemn violence against children?

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Anonymous wrote:OP-I recommend connecting with people on some of the ACPS Facebook groups or in person. Discussions on ACPS and Alexandria in general on this board get nutty in a way I’ve never experienced in real life and I’ve lived here for 17 years and have 2 kids in ACPS. It’s not all rosy, but I think the anonymity of this board lets people say things in a way they would never dream of saying it in person (not limited to ACPS-on almost any topic). It’s also impossible to tell if the extreme views (pro and con) are multiple people or 1 or 2 really vocal people. Or people who actually have any experience with the schools.

Agree. This is a terrible forum to ask for opinions on ACPS. The anonymity takes away from the credibility of the commentary. You will never know if the person actually is at ACPS. This anonymity of the forum also enables racist tropes and racist commentary about a diverse school system. I would recommend the ACPS Facebook groups as mentioned, the school PTAs (all have Facebook pages themselves), and NextDoor, as well as visiting the schools and getting to know the parents and communities through play dates and events.

While I agree there are some racist tropes here, there is also a lot of truth here on ACPS especially compared with the ACPS Facebook groups that are “monitored” (ie censored) and filled with ACPS cheerleaders. There are plenty of parents of former ACPS students (like me - we tried for two stints) who can speak to the flaws in the system:

+1.

How about the PTAC member that was banned from her kid's elementary school for celebrating violence against children? It's like something out of Florida.

NP here. She lives in my neighborhood and is still bat$hit crazy.

I've heard about this. It tells me everything I need to know about the PTAC/PTA crew if this is who they chose as their leadership.

She was dropped from a lot of lists but I'd like to see those that stood by her get dropped too. How hard is it to condemn violence against children?

She's completely nuts. I feel very sorry for her children.

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Anonymous wrote:OP-I recommend connecting with people on some of the ACPS Facebook groups or in person. Discussions on ACPS and Alexandria in general on this board get nutty in a way I’ve never experienced in real life and I’ve lived here for 17 years and have 2 kids in ACPS. It’s not all rosy, but I think the anonymity of this board lets people say things in a way they would never dream of saying it in person (not limited to ACPS-on almost any topic). It’s also impossible to tell if the extreme views (pro and con) are multiple people or 1 or 2 really vocal people. Or people who actually have any experience with the schools.

Agree. This is a terrible forum to ask for opinions on ACPS. The anonymity takes away from the credibility of the commentary. You will never know if the person actually is at ACPS. This anonymity of the forum also enables racist tropes and racist commentary about a diverse school system. I would recommend the ACPS Facebook groups as mentioned, the school PTAs (all have Facebook pages themselves), and NextDoor, as well as visiting the schools and getting to know the parents and communities through play dates and events.

While I agree there are some racist tropes here, there is also a lot of truth here on ACPS especially compared with the ACPS Facebook groups that are “monitored” (ie censored) and filled with ACPS cheerleaders. There are plenty of parents of former ACPS students (like me - we tried for two stints) who can speak to the flaws in the system:

+1.

How about the PTAC member that was banned from her kid's elementary school for celebrating violence against children? It's like something out of Florida.

NP here. She lives in my neighborhood and is still bat$hit crazy.

I've heard about this. It tells me everything I need to know about the PTAC/PTA crew if this is who they chose as their leadership.

She was dropped from a lot of lists but I'd like to see those that stood by her get dropped too. How hard is it to condemn violence against children?

What lists do you mean? This incident happened years ago—I though I was the only person who remembered it.

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Anonymous wrote:OP-I recommend connecting with people on some of the ACPS Facebook groups or in person. Discussions on ACPS and Alexandria in general on this board get nutty in a way I’ve never experienced in real life and I’ve lived here for 17 years and have 2 kids in ACPS. It’s not all rosy, but I think the anonymity of this board lets people say things in a way they would never dream of saying it in person (not limited to ACPS-on almost any topic). It’s also impossible to tell if the extreme views (pro and con) are multiple people or 1 or 2 really vocal people. Or people who actually have any experience with the schools.

Agree. This is a terrible forum to ask for opinions on ACPS. The anonymity takes away from the credibility of the commentary. You will never know if the person actually is at ACPS. This anonymity of the forum also enables racist tropes and racist commentary about a diverse school system. I would recommend the ACPS Facebook groups as mentioned, the school PTAs (all have Facebook pages themselves), and NextDoor, as well as visiting the schools and getting to know the parents and communities through play dates and events.

While I agree there are some racist tropes here, there is also a lot of truth here on ACPS especially compared with the ACPS Facebook groups that are “monitored” (ie censored) and filled with ACPS cheerleaders. There are plenty of parents of former ACPS students (like me - we tried for two stints) who can speak to the flaws in the system:

+1.

How about the PTAC member that was banned from her kid's elementary school for celebrating violence against children? It's like something out of Florida.

NP here. She lives in my neighborhood and is still bat$hit crazy.

I've heard about this. It tells me everything I need to know about the PTAC/PTA crew if this is who they chose as their leadership.

She was dropped from a lot of lists but I'd like to see those that stood by her get dropped too. How hard is it to condemn violence against children?

What lists do you mean? This incident happened years ago—I though I was the only person who remembered it.

DP but I suspect it's invitation lists. I know I see her a lot less at the annual parties in the neighborhood. Nobody has forgotten anything. It's the first thing to be mentioned anytime her name comes up.

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Anonymous wrote:OP-I recommend connecting with people on some of the ACPS Facebook groups or in person. Discussions on ACPS and Alexandria in general on this board get nutty in a way I’ve never experienced in real life and I’ve lived here for 17 years and have 2 kids in ACPS. It’s not all rosy, but I think the anonymity of this board lets people say things in a way they would never dream of saying it in person (not limited to ACPS-on almost any topic). It’s also impossible to tell if the extreme views (pro and con) are multiple people or 1 or 2 really vocal people. Or people who actually have any experience with the schools.

Agree. This is a terrible forum to ask for opinions on ACPS. The anonymity takes away from the credibility of the commentary. You will never know if the person actually is at ACPS. This anonymity of the forum also enables racist tropes and racist commentary about a diverse school system. I would recommend the ACPS Facebook groups as mentioned, the school PTAs (all have Facebook pages themselves), and NextDoor, as well as visiting the schools and getting to know the parents and communities through play dates and events.

While I agree there are some racist tropes here, there is also a lot of truth here on ACPS especially compared with the ACPS Facebook groups that are “monitored” (ie censored) and filled with ACPS cheerleaders. There are plenty of parents of former ACPS students (like me - we tried for two stints) who can speak to the flaws in the system:

+1.

How about the PTAC member that was banned from her kid's elementary school for celebrating violence against children? It's like something out of Florida.

NP here. She lives in my neighborhood and is still bat$hit crazy.

I've heard about this. It tells me everything I need to know about the PTAC/PTA crew if this is who they chose as their leadership.

She was dropped from a lot of lists but I'd like to see those that stood by her get dropped too. How hard is it to condemn violence against children?

What lists do you mean? This incident happened years ago—I though I was the only person who remembered it.

DP but I suspect it's invitation lists. I know I see her a lot less at the annual parties in the neighborhood. Nobody has forgotten anything. It's the first thing to be mentioned anytime her name comes up.

Np here. She’s living in the same house living her same nosy life and her kids are still in ACPS. She once started screaming at another neighbor who was picking up at kid at Brooks for a separate family when they had an emergency. The kids are just released and they walk outside, you don’t have to sign them out. And she followed them as the neighbor walked another kid home that wasn’t her own because she had been asked to at the last minute by that kid’s parents. Was totally bizarre. Following them and screaming “are you safe?” “Do you have permission to take this child?” “I am watching you and I will remember”.

She’s insane. And still around.