Arlington: school board/county board candidates

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Anonymous wrote:Are we stuck with Turner for school board?

If you don’t like her, vote for Rives.

Yes, why not vote for Rives? Mental health and substance abuse are hot topics and he's an expert as a psychiatrist.

sure if you like conversion therapy for trans kids, then he's your guy.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m leaving the ballot blank. Like another PP wrote, it won’t stop her from getting on to the board, but at least I won’t have helped her get there.

I’m not gonna vote for someone who acts like she deserves credit for living in the Valley when, as some of her supporters claimed during her first run, she and her husband could afford to live anywhere in Arlington. White savior much?

Yeah she lived in the Valley but sent one kid to private school, and didn't send the others to the neighborhood school. Not good enough for her and Mr. Miranda MAGA apparently.

TEMPORARILY sent one to private. They went Arlington Montessori for public.

Exactly, they avoided going to Drew. With the black and brown kids.

Stop this nonsense right now. I can barely stomach even spending the energy to confront the sheer ignorance in this post, but, Miranda currently lives in Green Valley. Presently. She was on Drew's PTA. Run your eyeballs instead of your mouth and do some research, it will serve you better.

How many years have her three kids attended Drew, collectively?

How many have YOUR kids attended there?

Do you think you're clever? None of us are running for the School Board. Miranda is. I have never heard her say why she won't send her own kids to the neighborhood school with the black and brown kids in their neighborhood.

I have. And it has nothing to do with skin color; everything to do with getting the educational needs of her own kids. Just like all you other parents who won't live anywhere near these schools. You just avoid it in a more "acceptable" manner. Virtual school didn't cut it - for a lot of us. She, like many others even in the "superior" schools up north, put her kid in private.

Do you even hear yourself? Drew isn't good enough for her own kids. But sure, nothing to do with the skin color of those who are there. Got it.

And she didn't put all of her kids in private, but she made sure to get them all out of Drew.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m leaving the ballot blank. Like another PP wrote, it won’t stop her from getting on to the board, but at least I won’t have helped her get there.

I’m not gonna vote for someone who acts like she deserves credit for living in the Valley when, as some of her supporters claimed during her first run, she and her husband could afford to live anywhere in Arlington. White savior much?

Yeah she lived in the Valley but sent one kid to private school, and didn't send the others to the neighborhood school. Not good enough for her and Mr. Miranda MAGA apparently.

TEMPORARILY sent one to private. They went Arlington Montessori for public.

Exactly, they avoided going to Drew. With the black and brown kids.

Stop this nonsense right now. I can barely stomach even spending the energy to confront the sheer ignorance in this post, but, Miranda currently lives in Green Valley. Presently. She was on Drew's PTA. Run your eyeballs instead of your mouth and do some research, it will serve you better.

How many years have her three kids attended Drew, collectively?

How many have YOUR kids attended there?

0, but they have spent 100% of their school years at neighborhood schools, totally 19 years now.

That's what I thought. And I also think it's because you intentionally avoided the school and others most like it. At least Miranda gave it a shot, even if it was via Montessori. The fact that she withdrew her kid from Montessori should tell you something different than just pulling out of Drew. Something about the quality of education during online learning.

Nice try. She didn't give Drew a shot if her kids was always in Montessori. They were completely separate programs that were housed in the same building. And Montessori lobbied to get out of the same building - was Miranda involved in that pitch?

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

What does that even mean? Arlington County can't issue vouchers.

But APE can certainly advocate for that.

And they can do that, right now, today. This has nothing to do with who is on the school board. I think you're being a little paranoid.

and you're very naive. APS has a legislative package and a lobbyist at the state level. Who do you think sets it?

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

What does that even mean? Arlington County can't issue vouchers.

But APE can certainly advocate for that.

Then why are they putting out anti-choice "articles" in their newsletter? https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/enews/e-news-october-31-2023

That's such an ignorant article, so much wrong in there. Typical of the APE newsletters.

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

What does that even mean? Arlington County can't issue vouchers.

you don't know the difference between a public lottery and vouchers?

But APE can certainly advocate for that.

Then why are they putting out anti-choice "articles" in their newsletter? https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/enews/e-news-october-31-2023

you don't know the difference between a public lottery school and vouchers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

What does that even mean? Arlington County can't issue vouchers.

But APE can certainly advocate for that.

Then why are they putting out anti-choice "articles" in their newsletter? https://www.arlingtonparentsforeducation.org/enews/e-news-october-31-2023

Option schools within public are a different beast. But you know that.

Keep up. Option schools take money away from neighborhood schools.

APS seats are APS seats are APS seats. Regardless of the physical location or program.

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

What does that even mean? Arlington County can't issue vouchers.

But APE can certainly advocate for that.

And they can do that, right now, today. This has nothing to do with who is on the school board. I think you're being a little paranoid.

and you're very naive. APS has a legislative package and a lobbyist at the state level. Who do you think sets it?

I don't know how much power you think the school board- let alone one member has- but this is not a rational line of thinking. Also, for the 10,000th time, she's the DEMOCRATIC nominee. I'm voting for her and I'm not in APE and neither are my friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

💯. Also I agree with the comment way above saying that Miranda will win, but her votes will be significantly lower than the rest of the candidates on the ballot.

Aside from APE enthusiasts, nobody likes her. Not even as a person. I have never met somebody so off-putting. She’ll fit right in with CDT and DP as the least well liked SB members, so there’s that.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m leaving the ballot blank. Like another PP wrote, it won’t stop her from getting on to the board, but at least I won’t have helped her get there.

I’m not gonna vote for someone who acts like she deserves credit for living in the Valley when, as some of her supporters claimed during her first run, she and her husband could afford to live anywhere in Arlington. White savior much?

Yeah she lived in the Valley but sent one kid to private school, and didn't send the others to the neighborhood school. Not good enough for her and Mr. Miranda MAGA apparently.

TEMPORARILY sent one to private. They went Arlington Montessori for public.

Exactly, they avoided going to Drew. With the black and brown kids.

Stop this nonsense right now. I can barely stomach even spending the energy to confront the sheer ignorance in this post, but, Miranda currently lives in Green Valley. Presently. She was on Drew's PTA. Run your eyeballs instead of your mouth and do some research, it will serve you better.

How many years have her three kids attended Drew, collectively?

How many have YOUR kids attended there?

Do you think you're clever? None of us are running for the School Board. Miranda is. I have never heard her say why she won't send her own kids to the neighborhood school with the black and brown kids in their neighborhood.

I have. And it has nothing to do with skin color; everything to do with getting the educational needs of her own kids. Just like all you other parents who won't live anywhere near these schools. You just avoid it in a more "acceptable" manner. Virtual school didn't cut it - for a lot of us. She, like many others even in the "superior" schools up north, put her kid in private.

Do you even hear yourself? Drew isn't good enough for her own kids. But sure, nothing to do with the skin color of those who are there. Got it.

And she didn't put all of her kids in private, but she made sure to get them all out of Drew.

Just like you did, except you weren't even willing to live in such a neighborhood to begin with and that's how you made sure your kids would never have to go to the worst-performing school in the system. And NO....people don't pull their kids out of Drew because of the skin color of the students. They pull them out because their kids' basic educational needs aren't being met. The fact that that correlates to the student demographics is a separate issue.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m leaving the ballot blank. Like another PP wrote, it won’t stop her from getting on to the board, but at least I won’t have helped her get there.

I’m not gonna vote for someone who acts like she deserves credit for living in the Valley when, as some of her supporters claimed during her first run, she and her husband could afford to live anywhere in Arlington. White savior much?

Yeah she lived in the Valley but sent one kid to private school, and didn't send the others to the neighborhood school. Not good enough for her and Mr. Miranda MAGA apparently.

TEMPORARILY sent one to private. They went Arlington Montessori for public.

Exactly, they avoided going to Drew. With the black and brown kids.

Stop this nonsense right now. I can barely stomach even spending the energy to confront the sheer ignorance in this post, but, Miranda currently lives in Green Valley. Presently. She was on Drew's PTA. Run your eyeballs instead of your mouth and do some research, it will serve you better.

How many years have her three kids attended Drew, collectively?

How many have YOUR kids attended there?

Do you think you're clever? None of us are running for the School Board. Miranda is. I have never heard her say why she won't send her own kids to the neighborhood school with the black and brown kids in their neighborhood.

If there are option schools, some people will
choose them. If your point is that option schools should be eliminated so that all of our resources can be poured into the neighborhood schools, I agree. If that's not your point, it seems like you're just being nasty to someone you don't like. So what's your point? What are you hoping to get from her?[/quote

Wow, you must be one of her hardcore supporters. There are always a couple or maybe just one APE/Mirandite on DCUM.

Do you know the history of Green Valley and Drew, and what Drew means to this community? We can't ask questions about why a WHITE School Board candidate who lives in the Valley avoids sending her WHITE children to the Title 1 neighborhood school with the BLACK and BROWN children from the neighborhood?

Do you ever ask why a black or brown parent living in the neighborhood puts their kid in an option school? Or does it not matter because they aren't running for school board?

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Oh let’s get rid of the option schools now that Miranda’s kids are safe from children if color!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are we stuck with Turner for school board?

If you don’t like her, vote for Rives.

Yes, why not vote for Rives? Mental health and substance abuse are hot topics and he's an expert as a psychiatrist.

sure if you like conversion therapy for trans kids, then he's your guy.

Well, I don't think he'll be providing conversion therapy in the capacity of a school board member. And I really don't think he'll have any authority to demand it on anyone, either. So, you might make your point better to say he'll oppose the open bathrooms and other policies that you support.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m leaving the ballot blank. Like another PP wrote, it won’t stop her from getting on to the board, but at least I won’t have helped her get there.

I’m not gonna vote for someone who acts like she deserves credit for living in the Valley when, as some of her supporters claimed during her first run, she and her husband could afford to live anywhere in Arlington. White savior much?

Yeah she lived in the Valley but sent one kid to private school, and didn't send the others to the neighborhood school. Not good enough for her and Mr. Miranda MAGA apparently.

TEMPORARILY sent one to private. They went Arlington Montessori for public.

Exactly, they avoided going to Drew. With the black and brown kids.

Stop this nonsense right now. I can barely stomach even spending the energy to confront the sheer ignorance in this post, but, Miranda currently lives in Green Valley. Presently. She was on Drew's PTA. Run your eyeballs instead of your mouth and do some research, it will serve you better.

How many years have her three kids attended Drew, collectively?

How many have YOUR kids attended there?

Do you think you're clever? None of us are running for the School Board. Miranda is. I have never heard her say why she won't send her own kids to the neighborhood school with the black and brown kids in their neighborhood.

If there are option schools, some people will
choose them. If your point is that option schools should be eliminated so that all of our resources can be poured into the neighborhood schools, I agree. If that's not your point, it seems like you're just being nasty to someone you don't like. So what's your point? What are you hoping to get from her?[/quote

Wow, you must be one of her hardcore supporters. There are always a couple or maybe just one APE/Mirandite on DCUM.

Do you know the history of Green Valley and Drew, and what Drew means to this community? We can't ask questions about why a WHITE School Board candidate who lives in the Valley avoids sending her WHITE children to the Title 1 neighborhood school with the BLACK and BROWN children from the neighborhood?

Do you ever ask why a black or brown parent living in the neighborhood puts their kid in an option school? Or does it not matter because they aren't running for school board?

I just don't understand why anyone cares if someone sends their kid to an option school. I would like to see them eliminated, but as long as they exist, I see no morality issue with using them. The obsession with what public school her kids attend is weird.

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Anonymous wrote:APE is truly hiding their true intentions. Right now they're all about "improving learning outcomes" and saying all the right things (but very much mirroring what PDE and IWF is saying without the culture wars rhetoric), but with Miranda on the Board and them infiltrating all of the other community groups, I won't be surprised when all Arlington will all be talking about banning books and denying Transgender rights again.

I blame the ACDC who did not vet them and took Miranda at her word. Nobody I know wants to vote for her. Not any of the APS teachers who live in Arlington who had to put up with their harassment during the pandemic, not anyone who cares about minority kids. Probably not even the four people who will have to work with her, no matter what anonymous people say anonymously.

I'm leaving her vote blank.

I’m guessing they are going to lean into “school choice” and more subtle ways to tear down APS.

Well that’s good bc she will fit right in with the current school board and superintendent!