“Stuff Some Adults Don’t Want You to Read” at Langley

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote: the inclusion of this paragraph:

“To withdraw your child(ren) from FCPS, please notify your school directly to remove your contact information and ensure you will not receive FCPS emails in the future.”

This is hilarious. Love it.

It’s not true.

It is true. It’s at the bottom of EVERY email FCPS parents get from Gatehouse. Every notice.

You said it was in the principal’s email. It was not. It’s not even in the FCPS and At Large member emails. Literally nothing. Just unsubscribe information which is required. You’re a lying troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: the inclusion of this paragraph:

“To withdraw your child(ren) from FCPS, please notify your school directly to remove your contact information and ensure you will not receive FCPS emails in the future.”

This is hilarious. Love it.

It’s not true.

It is true. It’s at the bottom of EVERY email FCPS parents get from Gatehouse. Every notice.

You said it was in the principal’s email. It was not. It’s not even in the FCPS and At Large member emails. Literally nothing. Just unsubscribe information which is required. You’re a lying troll.

The following language ROUTINELY appears at the bottom of e-mails from FCPS:

“ Parents of FCPS students may update contact information online through weCare@School. This information may also be updated by the Student Information Assistant at each child’s school.

To withdraw your child(ren) from FCPS, please notify your school directly to remove your contact information and ensure you will not receive FCPS emails in the future.

FCPS employees may update contact information through UConnect.

Individuals with no affiliation to the school system must fill out the Removal Request to have their contact information removed from eNotify.”

No, it was not in the body of the email from the principal. It was included in what people received when that email was sent out. So, it becomes part of the message FCPS sends, ALL OF THE TIME.

If don’t like that tacked on to your correspondence, take it up with Gatehouse, and all the lawyers they pay to sue parents. But don’t flame someone as a lying troll when you don’t like the truth they tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: the inclusion of this paragraph:

“To withdraw your child(ren) from FCPS, please notify your school directly to remove your contact information and ensure you will not receive FCPS emails in the future.”

This is hilarious. Love it.

It’s not true.

It is true. It’s at the bottom of EVERY email FCPS parents get from Gatehouse. Every notice.

You said it was in the principal’s email. It was not. It’s not even in the FCPS and At Large member emails. Literally nothing. Just unsubscribe information which is required. You’re a lying troll.

The following language ROUTINELY appears at the bottom of e-mails from FCPS:

“ Parents of FCPS students may update contact information online through weCare@School. This information may also be updated by the Student Information Assistant at each child’s school.

To withdraw your child(ren) from FCPS, please notify your school directly to remove your contact information and ensure you will not receive FCPS emails in the future.

FCPS employees may update contact information through UConnect.

Individuals with no affiliation to the school system must fill out the Removal Request to have their contact information removed from eNotify.”

No, it was not in the body of the email from the principal. It was included in what people received when that email was sent out. So, it becomes part of the message FCPS sends, ALL OF THE TIME.

If don’t like that tacked on to your correspondence, take it up with Gatehouse, and all the lawyers they pay to sue parents. But don’t flame someone as a lying troll when you don’t like the truth they tell.

[Anonymous]

FCPS: If you don’t like it, just “unsubscribe” your child from our system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:IRL the only parents I have heard complain about the content of teaching material are my friends with kids at local privates.
My DC is a recent FCPS grad and was not assigned anywhere near the number of books by Black authors, for example, that a friend's kids at a NOVA private were. Most of what my DC learned about Black history was not in public school--it was a result of family discussions and odd bits of info DC picked up on TikTok and other social media. And she learned even less or next to nothing about religious minorities and LBGTQ perspectives in school. I really don't know what you public school parents are complaining about. My DC's FCPS education in subjects such as English and History was as generic and inoffensive as possible.

Agree. The books and sex ed curriculum at a “big 3” in DC would freak these parents out.

+1

[Anonymous]

FWIW, the disproportionate “lying troll” response pretty much sums up the “don’t you dare disagree with us” attitude of FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always appreciate book stores with banned books sections

+1

Nice job, Langley librarians. We see you. Keep up the good work.

+2

My first thought was to wonder whether there's any kind of virtual tip jar for that librarian. Brilliant.

Earmarked donations for library book acquisitions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bottom line--the parental-control-over-public-schools movement is a successful Republican tactic to fire up voters. It worked for Youngkin, and it will work for other politicians in future elections. While we all sit here exercising our 1st amendment rights by having spirited discussions about what is or isn't taught in public schools, Republican strategists are laughing all the way to the polls.

It will backfire in NoVa if it becomes 100% associated with crazy Trumpkins looking to pick silly fights, and it makes it harder to attract talented staff to Langley. There are already disincentives to work there given how expensive housing is near the school and its reputation for meddling parents. The parents who run with these things live in a bubble and think that what gets people excited in Alabama, or even Purcellville, is going to resonate in Fairfax, and generally it doesn't.

DP. You must be joking. Do you have any idea just how many moderates are sick to death of these stunts? Sorry, to disappoint, but Trump and “Trumpkins” have nothing to do with this. Why do you think Youngkin won? Because so many people - including a lot of Biden voters - are done with this “equity/woke” BS infecting our public schools. Talk about living in a bubble - you seem not to have learned anything at all. See you at the polls this fall.

Oh, and btw - Langley is one of the most sought after schools in which to teach. Inform yourself a little better.

I think moderates are embarrassed by parents who go out of their way to second-guess librarians and other staff and make them uncomfortable in their jobs.

As for whether Langley is one of the more "sought-after schools in which to teach," I gather you don't spend a lot of time around teachers (except, perhaps, when they give your kid a B or assign "Beloved").

Yup. No one wants RWNJ parents in their community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, the disproportionate “lying troll” response pretty much sums up the “don’t you dare disagree with us” attitude of FCPS.

No. That person wants to make an issue out if something that isn’t. People move away from Nova all the time, it’s a convenient link. It’s like making a scandal out of unsubscribe links at the bottom of an email. Drama for their agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's dumb - but there are extremists on both sides, and I don't like either.
I don't like censorship on either side - and the liberals engage in censorship too.

As long as the display has representation of the books that the left wants to ban, then I'm fine with it.

[Anonymous]

The Left doesn't want to ban any books - but what would you suggest? Mein Kampf? The "A Collection of Trump's Greatest Speeches" blank 100 page notebook?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Left doesn't want to ban any books - but what would you suggest? Mein Kampf? The "A Collection of Trump's Greatest Speeches" blank 100 page notebook?

I'm pretty far left and have no problem with my kids reading Mean Kampf or a collection of Trump speeches. I trust that they are able to think for themselves and exposure to view points, even abhorrent viewpoints, is not a bad thing

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It was a ridiculous display clearly done to piss off parents. There is no way it wasn’t done maliciously.

The sad thing is that it is Black History month. Instead of focusing on that and promoting books by black authors and about black history, they are creating displays to cause issues and distract from that.

And PPs all saying it was clever and all that - you are pretty transparent. I know you aren’t dumb enough to really believe they did it to promote reading.

They one have one single book display in the entire Langley library? Those poor little rich kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always appreciate book stores with banned books sections

+1

Nice job, Langley librarians. We see you. Keep up the good work.

+2

My first thought was to wonder whether there's any kind of virtual tip jar for that librarian. Brilliant.

Me 3...Brilliant librarians indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a ridiculous display clearly done to piss off parents. There is no way it wasn’t done maliciously.

The sad thing is that it is Black History month. Instead of focusing on that and promoting books by black authors and about black history, they are creating displays to cause issues and distract from that.

And PPs all saying it was clever and all that - you are pretty transparent. I know you aren’t dumb enough to really believe they did it to promote reading.

They one have one single book display in the entire Langley library? Those poor little rich kids.

I too am against graphic depictions of sex acts in public school libraries.

Howeverrrrrrrr…..

Since I haven’t been in the Langley library lately I would have to have photos of every display table before agreeing that this collection replaced what would usually be done for black history month. Such a claim needs to be proven.