Do you think the VA governor's race will have an impact on NoVA school board elections?

[Anonymous]

I'm in Arlington. I'm so burned from last year--having my child an entire year behind in reading now despite us hiring a tutor for all of the school year. And the totally ridiculous close hold non-engagement of the school board and superintendent that I am open to entertaining options that shake these people up and move them out. I'm a Dem. I'm also a fed. employee that works on people issues and cases (not some abstract contracting or something), and if I were to attempt even a fraction of the insanity that has unfolded around here I would be in serious trouble. I work hard and am accountable for any successes and failures, and it is totally mind boggling that Arlington seems to be able to escape accountability throughout its whole local political system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are any of the local school boards having elections this year?

LCPS school board has 3 resignations over the rape coverup and lying to the public on record.

Question is begged: when is superintendent Scotty Z submitting his resignation?

No, they don't. Not sure where you get your info, but Beth Barts is the only member to resign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. VA is one of the few states having a gov election this year, and at times is looked upon as a reflection of US elections so I don't think the coverage is all that unusual. That being said, I'm in Arlington. The school board will NOT change drastically if a republican is elected gov. That's not our demographic in Arl. Can't speak for more diverse counties.

I’m in Arlington too and I worry a Republican Governor would make the locals go even more far left. And a Republican will never make it onto the SB. So I think we’re stuck with a SB that hides behind “equity” as an excuse to let all kids fall behind. It feels sort of hopeless.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with you to some extent, 18:23. I live in Alexandria. I am a died-in-the-wool Dem by both pedigree and CV. In all my years of voting I haven't ever voted out of party line. But this year I will be in the SB race. In our local SB race, I am so turned off by the behavior of my fellow Democrats on our SB that I will probably be voting for their Republican opponents. And I am definitely not voting for our current Democratic mayor (although I am not sure if I will vote for an opponent or do a write-in for Daffy Duck). I don't know which came first but either way the outcome is a hot mess for me.

BS any one Democratic is not voting Republican

No that would be two. Count me in. I am voting straight republican. And there are many more.

[Anonymous]

I’ll be shocked if Ilya Shapiro doesn’t win in FCCPS. I’ve voted Dem forever but I voted for him. The SB has 7 seats—one person can’t change any policy but he can force the others to be more open and have conversations in public rather than behind closed doors. I was really turned off in the last forum when one candidate said she believes all tough conversations should happen behind the scenes and that the SB shouldn’t have those conversations or criticize the Super in public or at meetings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll be shocked if Ilya Shapiro doesn’t win in FCCPS. I’ve voted Dem forever but I voted for him. The SB has 7 seats—one person can’t change any policy but he can force the others to be more open and have conversations in public rather than behind closed doors. I was really turned off in the last forum when one candidate said she believes all tough conversations should happen behind the scenes and that the SB shouldn’t have those conversations or criticize the Super in public or at meetings.

NP. The current board and Noonan have gone too far left and pushing many moderates to the right. We need people in FCCPS who will question Noonan. Many do not like the direction he is taking the schools. I think Noonan and the current board will certainly affect this school board election.

[Anonymous]

I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

A year and a half? How do you get that math?

Are you including the summer? And hybrid?

[Anonymous]

I have no clue, but I was a republican until Trump. I will not vote for youngkin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you to some extent, 18:23. I live in Alexandria. I am a died-in-the-wool Dem by both pedigree and CV. In all my years of voting I haven't ever voted out of party line. But this year I will be in the SB race. In our local SB race, I am so turned off by the behavior of my fellow Democrats on our SB that I will probably be voting for their Republican opponents. And I am definitely not voting for our current Democratic mayor (although I am not sure if I will vote for an opponent or do a write-in for Daffy Duck). I don't know which came first but either way the outcome is a hot mess for me.

BS any one Democratic is not voting Republican

No that would be two. Count me in. I am voting straight republican. And there are many more.

+1 Same here. Never thought I would here we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with you to some extent, 18:23. I live in Alexandria. I am a died-in-the-wool Dem by both pedigree and CV. In all my years of voting I haven't ever voted out of party line. But this year I will be in the SB race. In our local SB race, I am so turned off by the behavior of my fellow Democrats on our SB that I will probably be voting for their Republican opponents. And I am definitely not voting for our current Democratic mayor (although I am not sure if I will vote for an opponent or do a write-in for Daffy Duck). I don't know which came first but either way the outcome is a hot mess for me.

BS any one Democratic is not voting Republican

No that would be two. Count me in. I am voting straight republican. And there are many more.

+1 Same here. Never thought I would here we are.

*but here we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

A year and a half? How do you get that math?

Are you including the summer? And hybrid?

Yes. Hybrid was a joke and you know it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

A year and a half? How do you get that math?

Are you including the summer? And hybrid?

Yes. Hybrid was a joke and you know it.

Not for my kids, it wasn't. My kids thrived. It was probably one of the best years we have ever had as a family. The kids learned a lot because all of the bozo behavior problems weren't online and the teachers were rocking it. Plus we were all a lot more relaxed because the school schedule was so easy. It was a pita for my husband and me because we had to change our work schedules pretty dramatically but there is no denying that our kids thrived during hybrid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

A year and a half? How do you get that math?

Are you including the summer? And hybrid?

Yes. Hybrid was a joke and you know it.

Not for my kids, it wasn't. My kids thrived. It was probably one of the best years we have ever had as a family. The kids learned a lot because all of the bozo behavior problems weren't online and the teachers were rocking it. Plus we were all a lot more relaxed because the school schedule was so easy. It was a pita for my husband and me because we had to change our work schedules pretty dramatically but there is no denying that our kids thrived during hybrid.

That's nice for you. It was horrible for those of us with kids in K and 1st.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm voting for McCauliffe, but I seriously doubt that Youngkin could destroy my kids education any more than our local school board did by keeping kids out of school for a year and a half.

A year and a half? How do you get that math?

Are you including the summer? And hybrid?

Yes. Hybrid was a joke and you know it.

Not for my kids, it wasn't. My kids thrived. It was probably one of the best years we have ever had as a family. The kids learned a lot because all of the bozo behavior problems weren't online and the teachers were rocking it. Plus we were all a lot more relaxed because the school schedule was so easy. It was a pita for my husband and me because we had to change our work schedules pretty dramatically but there is no denying that our kids thrived during hybrid.

That's nice for you. It was horrible for those of us with kids in K and 1st.

Okay. However that doesn't mean you get to make false claims for the rest of us. My family did great as well. We could pivot back to hybrid very easily. In some ways I wish we would. What I'm hearing about some of these schools is very alarming.