The 51st asked candidates about snow closures

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, well none of those candidates had boo to say last week when it mattered. Some leadership. Nobody cares what they now say they'll do next time this happens.

JLG was out front communicating with her constituents/all prospective voters way more than anything we heard from the Mayor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, well none of those candidates had boo to say last week when it mattered. Some leadership. Nobody cares what they now say they'll do next time this happens.

JLG was out front communicating with her constituents/all prospective voters way more than anything we heard from the Mayor.

Exactly. And honestly even if it was true that she didn’t say much, Bowser is still very much in charge.

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Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

He will not speak on schools (assuming until it’s time to debate). He has not done much for schools beyond advocating for modernizations. He’s a big business kind of guy. He will be a worse or similar Bowser 2.0.

I have heard he also wouldn’t do the questionnaire from DCPS teachers either. That’s probably why he wasn’t endorsed.

He was never going to be endorsed by WTU anyway. WTU is run by someone who wears an n95 mask in her social media profile pictures. Of course she's picking the DSA candidate.

Teacher here, she did NOT pick. WE (teachers and other members) voted. And what does wearing a mask has to do with anything?

I can't stand McDuffie (I live in Ward 5 and had to deal with him when he was our Ward councilman) and support teachers and the union, and I will tell you that Laura's tone and performative liberalism is a major turn off and I really wish you guys would choose someone else.

To answer your question, wearing a medical-grade face mask in a profile photo makes no sense because it's a photograph -- even if you have a serious immune vulnerability, you could take a photo without a mask safely. So it's 100% performative and unnecessary. Since DC doesn't even really have a real MAGA contingent in our public schools, it mostly serves to antagonize families who struggled during Covid and advocated for schools to open sooner than they did, something most serious analysis now says would have been safe and appropriate. So Laura is just seeking conflict with a constituency who there is no need to antagonize because... reasons. No thank you. Good luck with her.

Yes, exactly this.

There wasn’t much else to choose. You may not like her tone but she has done a lot in her time as a teacher.

Just like the 2 man mayoral candidates aren’t perfect the same is unfortunately true for the teacher’s union.

But whether you love the president or not there was not one person in the meeting who brought up voting for McDuffie. We all choose JLG and one thing I will say is at the very least we will see changes for our schools. And teachers are very much hoping to change our poor eval system. Happier teachers equated to better schools.

I want someone who will focus on more than just big businesses -yes it’s important too but children should not be an afterthought!

*please note I’m on my lunch break! Don’t come after me

Her tone makes me extremely wary of WTU as a whole. People with that kind of attitude tend to be very effective at shame, to the point that anyone with a diverging opinion stops speaking up all together.

Besides the eval system, what changes do you think Janeese will bring for schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://51st.news/dc-election-2026-snow-response/

Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

He will not speak on schools (assuming until it’s time to debate). He has not done much for schools beyond advocating for modernizations. He’s a big business kind of guy. He will be a worse or similar Bowser 2.0.

I have heard he also wouldn’t do the questionnaire from DCPS teachers either. That’s probably why he wasn’t endorsed.

He was never going to be endorsed by WTU anyway. WTU is run by someone who wears an n95 mask in her social media profile pictures. Of course she's picking the DSA candidate.

Teacher here, she did NOT pick. WE (teachers and other members) voted. And what does wearing a mask has to do with anything?

I can't stand McDuffie (I live in Ward 5 and had to deal with him when he was our Ward councilman) and support teachers and the union, and I will tell you that Laura's tone and performative liberalism is a major turn off and I really wish you guys would choose someone else.

To answer your question, wearing a medical-grade face mask in a profile photo makes no sense because it's a photograph -- even if you have a serious immune vulnerability, you could take a photo without a mask safely. So it's 100% performative and unnecessary. Since DC doesn't even really have a real MAGA contingent in our public schools, it mostly serves to antagonize families who struggled during Covid and advocated for schools to open sooner than they did, something most serious analysis now says would have been safe and appropriate. So Laura is just seeking conflict with a constituency who there is no need to antagonize because... reasons. No thank you. Good luck with her.

Yes, exactly this.

There wasn’t much else to choose. You may not like her tone but she has done a lot in her time as a teacher.

Just like the 2 man mayoral candidates aren’t perfect the same is unfortunately true for the teacher’s union.

But whether you love the president or not there was not one person in the meeting who brought up voting for McDuffie. We all choose JLG and one thing I will say is at the very least we will see changes for our schools. And teachers are very much hoping to change our poor eval system. Happier teachers equated to better schools.

I want someone who will focus on more than just big businesses -yes it’s important too but children should not be an afterthought!

*please note I’m on my lunch break! Don’t come after me

Her tone makes me extremely wary of WTU as a whole. People with that kind of attitude tend to be very effective at shame, to the point that anyone with a diverging opinion stops speaking up all together.

Besides the eval system, what changes do you think Janeese will bring for schools?

A few things from Janeese Lewis George's website:
-unifying responsibility for truancy to one agency (kids actually being in school is a start, and seems non-controversial to me)
-expanded after school programming (I feel like it's been really difficult and uncertain under Bowser, but great when you can get a spot in a good program)
-ensure sufficient school staffing including special education services (please!) and school-based mental health (I feel like it's always been a fight with Bowser to have school nurses and mental health professionals in each school)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://51st.news/dc-election-2026-snow-response/

Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

He will not speak on schools (assuming until it’s time to debate). He has not done much for schools beyond advocating for modernizations. He’s a big business kind of guy. He will be a worse or similar Bowser 2.0.

I have heard he also wouldn’t do the questionnaire from DCPS teachers either. That’s probably why he wasn’t endorsed.

He was never going to be endorsed by WTU anyway. WTU is run by someone who wears an n95 mask in her social media profile pictures. Of course she's picking the DSA candidate.

Teacher here, she did NOT pick. WE (teachers and other members) voted. And what does wearing a mask has to do with anything?

DP here.
Being anti-other people wearing masks is virtue signaling for MAGA

No it isn't. I worked in DC government and had 4 unions under me. Pain in the azz. Definitely not looking out for the kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, well none of those candidates had boo to say last week when it mattered. Some leadership. Nobody cares what they now say they'll do next time this happens.

JLG was out front communicating with her constituents/all prospective voters way more than anything we heard from the Mayor.

Pffft. I live in Ward 4 and we didn't hear a peep from her, and the roads were atrocious until about 36 hours ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, well none of those candidates had boo to say last week when it mattered. Some leadership. Nobody cares what they now say they'll do next time this happens.

JLG was out front communicating with her constituents/all prospective voters way more than anything we heard from the Mayor.

I live in Ward 4. So glad she came out because her constituency services suck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://51st.news/dc-election-2026-snow-response/

Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

He will not speak on schools (assuming until it’s time to debate). He has not done much for schools beyond advocating for modernizations. He’s a big business kind of guy. He will be a worse or similar Bowser 2.0.

I have heard he also wouldn’t do the questionnaire from DCPS teachers either. That’s probably why he wasn’t endorsed.

He was never going to be endorsed by WTU anyway. WTU is run by someone who wears an n95 mask in her social media profile pictures. Of course she's picking the DSA candidate.

Teacher here, she did NOT pick. WE (teachers and other members) voted. And what does wearing a mask has to do with anything?

I can't stand McDuffie (I live in Ward 5 and had to deal with him when he was our Ward councilman) and support teachers and the union, and I will tell you that Laura's tone and performative liberalism is a major turn off and I really wish you guys would choose someone else.

To answer your question, wearing a medical-grade face mask in a profile photo makes no sense because it's a photograph -- even if you have a serious immune vulnerability, you could take a photo without a mask safely. So it's 100% performative and unnecessary. Since DC doesn't even really have a real MAGA contingent in our public schools, it mostly serves to antagonize families who struggled during Covid and advocated for schools to open sooner than they did, something most serious analysis now says would have been safe and appropriate. So Laura is just seeking conflict with a constituency who there is no need to antagonize because... reasons. No thank you. Good luck with her.

Yes, exactly this.

There wasn’t much else to choose. You may not like her tone but she has done a lot in her time as a teacher.

Just like the 2 man mayoral candidates aren’t perfect the same is unfortunately true for the teacher’s union.

But whether you love the president or not there was not one person in the meeting who brought up voting for McDuffie. We all choose JLG and one thing I will say is at the very least we will see changes for our schools. And teachers are very much hoping to change our poor eval system. Happier teachers equated to better schools.

I want someone who will focus on more than just big businesses -yes it’s important too but children should not be an afterthought!

*please note I’m on my lunch break! Don’t come after me

Her tone makes me extremely wary of WTU as a whole. People with that kind of attitude tend to be very effective at shame, to the point that anyone with a diverging opinion stops speaking up all together.

Besides the eval system, what changes do you think Janeese will bring for schools?

Janeese will do whatever the teachers union tells her to do. Good for teachers, bad for kids, as we saw during the pandemic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, well none of those candidates had boo to say last week when it mattered. Some leadership. Nobody cares what they now say they'll do next time this happens.

JLG was out front communicating with her constituents/all prospective voters way more than anything we heard from the Mayor.

I also live in Ward 4 and she didn't do anything and was certainly not "out front communicating with her constituents".

[Anonymous]

JLG wanted to keep schools closed longer during Covid; go figure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://51st.news/dc-election-2026-snow-response/

Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

Schools are a social service, not an education program. If you want educated workers, the business should educate them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://51st.news/dc-election-2026-snow-response/

Among other things they asked candidates for office if they supported Bowser’s decision to open when she did.

Janeese Lewis George was vague but recognized how important school is beyond education, like free meals. (I’d have liked her also to point out that actually educating the kids is also really important.) Kenyan McDuffie didn’t answer the questionnaire at all.

Jacque Patterson, Candace Nelson, Dyana Forester, and Ryan Prince (all at large candidates I think?) all would have kept kids away from education longer.

Elissa Silverman (running for at large) had a good answer I thought, agreeing that schools should open and recognizing the challenges some faced by suggesting there be virtual options. Don’t know if that was feasible or not (and if available, might have become an excuse never to go back until everything melts) but it was clearly better than the others’.

He will not speak on schools (assuming until it’s time to debate). He has not done much for schools beyond advocating for modernizations. He’s a big business kind of guy. He will be a worse or similar Bowser 2.0.

I have heard he also wouldn’t do the questionnaire from DCPS teachers either. That’s probably why he wasn’t endorsed.

He was never going to be endorsed by WTU anyway. WTU is run by someone who wears an n95 mask in her social media profile pictures. Of course she's picking the DSA candidate.

Teacher here, she did NOT pick. WE (teachers and other members) voted. And what does wearing a mask has to do with anything?

I can't stand McDuffie (I live in Ward 5 and had to deal with him when he was our Ward councilman) and support teachers and the union, and I will tell you that Laura's tone and performative liberalism is a major turn off and I really wish you guys would choose someone else.

To answer your question, wearing a medical-grade face mask in a profile photo makes no sense because it's a photograph -- even if you have a serious immune vulnerability, you could take a photo without a mask safely. So it's 100% performative and unnecessary. Since DC doesn't even really have a real MAGA contingent in our public schools, it mostly serves to antagonize families who struggled during Covid and advocated for schools to open sooner than they did, something most serious analysis now says would have been safe and appropriate. So Laura is just seeking conflict with a constituency who there is no need to antagonize because... reasons. No thank you. Good luck with her.

Yes, exactly this.

There wasn’t much else to choose. You may not like her tone but she has done a lot in her time as a teacher.

Just like the 2 man mayoral candidates aren’t perfect the same is unfortunately true for the teacher’s union.

But whether you love the president or not there was not one person in the meeting who brought up voting for McDuffie. We all choose JLG and one thing I will say is at the very least we will see changes for our schools. And teachers are very much hoping to change our poor eval system. Happier teachers equated to better schools.

I want someone who will focus on more than just big businesses -yes it’s important too but children should not be an afterthought!

*please note I’m on my lunch break! Don’t come after me

1. Why would you think he would only focus on big business?
2. We need someone to focus on business given the reduction of taxes from commerical real estate and the loss of business in the city. Income taxes don't pay enough to keep this city going. The Mayor has done a terrible job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JLG wanted to keep schools closed longer during Covid; go figure.

This.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:JLG wanted to keep schools closed longer during Covid; go figure.

This.

Ugh. Really? If she doesn’t admit she was wrong now, I assume she’s irredeemable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JLG wanted to keep schools closed longer during Covid; go figure.

This.

Ugh. Really? If she doesn’t admit she was wrong now, I assume she’s irredeemable.

She isn't one to admit mistakes, even when she's extremely and totally wrong. She's the Trump of the far left.