Emails reveal contempt by MoCo health dept for nonpublic schools

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Anonymous wrote:Thank God our private is in Anne Arundel, far away from these self-righteous ding dongs.

The health officer in AA isn't much better.

NP. Whether or not he has been right every step of the way, the AA Health Officer reviewed private school plans in a timely manner and made determinations based on public health factors to allow reopening with mitigation measure in place. When cases were surging, he asked the schools to review their plans and provide more information. I think that he did a good job and appreciate his lack of a political agenda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you missed it, the writer of the article, Tim Carney, asked Gayles about the emails during the county press conference on Wednesday. The expressions on his and Elrich's faces were priceless. Loved that Time was able to share the screen and show the email "in context." The interchange begins at 25:16.

That is hilarious 🤣

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He’s just speaking the truth. That’s why everyone on this thread is upset. Why not acknowledge your privilege and then have a conversation?!

What privilege? I work hard to afford private for my kid. So? You made other choices. People that bash others using the tired “privileged” label sound like envious middle school children. Get over it. People are more successful then you.

The privilege is not going to private school. It’s suggesting to public health officials during a global pandemic that your school is special and deserves special rules.

Actually the opposite. We suggested during a global pandemic that public health officials set rules/guidelines around what a safe reopening looks like versus issuing a blanket closure. It’s a separate discussion if the resources needed to do so, I.e. the space to social distance, cleaning supplies, COVID testing etc, potentially being your own transportation and no extended day etc. around hybrid or in-person learning were easier to accomplish at a private school than the public schools. But they also at the same time had to look at the situation more like other businesses needed to (like will someone pay the same for virtual learning or move to public) and how to remain financially viable in a way that MCPS didn’t have to worry about.

+1. There was no rule that all schools remain closed. From a public health standpoint, it was up to public health officials to take reasonable measures that would promote public health and limit community spread. Demanding closure of all private schools without even considering mitigation plans was unreasonable.

In addition, as PP said, private schools are business and, particularly in the lower grades, private schools provide education and childcare. Public schools can pretend that they are free to offer "education" via any learning platform, but private schools, as businesses, must try to meet the education and childcare needs of their families. Private schools, and especially Catholic schools, are filled with families who are not uber rich with parents who worked outside of the home during the pandemic. These families would have had to pay tuition to continue their children's education and separately pay for childcare if their schools were forced to stay virtual.

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Wow. It should bother everyone in Montgomery County that our supposedly non-political health official is so willing to completely avoid answering a question and no one in the county leadership or local media seems to care about it one bit

Decision regarding private schools were clearly made based on personal biases. I would assume the fact that Trump supported opening schools also played a role (since everything he supported had to be wrong).

Simply unprofessional.

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Anonymous wrote:Gayles should step down or be fired immediately! He was wrong in his actions and in the unintelligent and inappropriate emails. Private schools opened and educated their students just fine. Not public schools - and this is his problem. He has no idea how to do his job and these email revelations should be the nail in his coffin. He is terrible at his job, divisive, and prejudiced. Time to Go!

He's not going to be "fired" and will not step down. You don't like his emails. Oh well.

You have low expectations for your government leaders.

Nope. Just a realist. No matter how much you scream, shout, cry, rage at the clouds, he is neither quitting nor getting fired. It. Is. Not. Going. To. Happen.

P.S. All the hysterical efforts to get school board members recalled in local districts aren't going to happen either. Welcome to adulthood.

I agree but you still seem to have low expectations. I'm not hankering for him to step down and I don't like his emails. Your attitude (welcome to adulthood and oh well.. you sound like you are 19 years old and in the wrong forum or have too much free time to be responding to people here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you missed it, the writer of the article, Tim Carney, asked Gayles about the emails during the county press conference on Wednesday. The expressions on his and Elrich's faces were priceless. Loved that Time was able to share the screen and show the email "in context." The interchange begins at 25:16.

This clip is awesome, thanks for sharing. We need to get it out on MSM to really show the hypocrisy and ignorance running liberal counties/states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shows how stupid MOCO is. Now that they have driven out business and wealthy elderly the only draw it has left is convenience to excellent and plentiful private schools. The publics are now only for the poor, overwhelmed or confused families. MOCO will now drive out the privates and the excellent country clubs to complete its race toward slovenly misery.

Middle class/life long MOCO residents: F you
love, Montgomery County government

Wait till all us boomers leave. Who will foot the bills?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gayles should step down or be fired immediately! He was wrong in his actions and in the unintelligent and inappropriate emails. Private schools opened and educated their students just fine. Not public schools - and this is his problem. He has no idea how to do his job and these email revelations should be the nail in his coffin. He is terrible at his job, divisive, and prejudiced. Time to Go!

He's not going to be "fired" and will not step down. You don't like his emails. Oh well.

You have low expectations for your government leaders.

Nope. Just a realist. No matter how much you scream, shout, cry, rage at the clouds, he is neither quitting nor getting fired. It. Is. Not. Going. To. Happen.

P.S. All the hysterical efforts to get school board members recalled in local districts aren't going to happen either. Welcome to adulthood.

The periods.....omg you are whackadoodle

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In case you missed it, the writer of the article, Tim Carney, asked Gayles about the emails during the county press conference on Wednesday. The expressions on his and Elrich's faces were priceless. Loved that Time was able to share the screen and show the email "in context." The interchange begins at 25:16.

This clip is awesome, thanks for sharing. We need to get it out on MSM to really show the hypocrisy and ignorance running liberal counties/states.

Wait. I retract that. MSM wouldn't air it. duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ah, yes, the Washington Examiner, always a citadel of unbiased good faith.

Accurate. Examiner is as right wing as you can get in this town before being labeled Fox News/NewsMax

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, yes, the Washington Examiner, always a citadel of unbiased good faith.

Accurate. Examiner is as right wing as you can get in this town before being labeled Fox News/NewsMax

And thankfully we have a news source like this in moco. Otherwise, we would never learn about these quacks running our government.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, yes, the Washington Examiner, always a citadel of unbiased good faith.

Accurate. Examiner is as right wing as you can get in this town before being labeled Fox News/NewsMax

I agree with you both, but the emails are what they are. High level county officials should not be showing bias and talking about citizens like that.

- A lifelong Dem.

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What is the ongoing lawsuit that Gayles mentions?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, yes, the Washington Examiner, always a citadel of unbiased good faith.

Accurate. Examiner is as right wing as you can get in this town before being labeled Fox News/NewsMax

I agree with you both, but the emails are what they are. High level county officials should not be showing bias and talking about citizens like that.

- A lifelong Dem.

+1- the emails are unprofessional and I, a lifelong (and current) liberal, think it was dr. Gayles who was showing his behind. Trumpalos: stop acting like the only people who can see this is a problem are conservative or that dumbass mistakes by county level officials is a problem unique to democrats. Surely you know that’s a fight you won’t win!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ah, yes, the Washington Examiner, always a citadel of unbiased good faith.

Accurate. Examiner is as right wing as you can get in this town before being labeled Fox News/NewsMax

But it appears accurate in this case. Do you disagree? An outlook based on hate is not a good look for a (putative) public servant.