APS School Board Caucus - Voting Underway

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Anonymous wrote:And while I'm not crazy about Kadera - her kid(s) are also at a school in South Arlington.

Try not to misrepresent things, OK?

Saying her kids are at a school in south Arlington does not paint an accurate picture. Her kids were very much in north Arlington elementary schools and now in Kenmore MS - a school literally on the south side of Route 50 - and are likely to attend their districted north Arlington high school.

As a parent whose children are solidly in south Arlington schools from a high poverty ES to a high poverty MS to Wakefield, I don't think this is what most people conjure up in their minds when they hear someone from north Arlington sent their kids to Kenmore. They are still very much north Arlington folks.

Do you prefer a S Arlington family who sends their kids to private school? Because that's what Miranda is.

DP. She sent one of her children to private for part of a year due to extenuating circumstances related to a pandemic. Stop manipulating and exaggerating.

The more Kadera supporters go low and try to slime Turner, the more convinced I am that it’s because they can’t come up with anything positive their candidate had to offer as an alternative.

Agree.

You're fine with campaign volunteers intentionally misleading voters, but pointing out basic facts like where their kids go to school is "sliming" someone? GMAFB.

This whole thing is ridiculous. APE spreads toxicity wherever it goes.

I’m not part of APE, but even I agree with PP. All of these claims about her sending her kid (singular) to private school due to lack of access to in-person schooling really doesn’t reflect what you’re saying. I’ve heard she plans to have this kid return to Drew once school is back in person full time.

I was on the fence, but these Kadera crazies have made it an easy choice.

One doesn’t have to be part of APE to agree that kids should be in school full time right now. And spare me the comments saying it’s a non-issue because we are guaranteed in-person school next year. We were also promised summer school, yet here we are. I have no confidence in APS currently.

You weren't promised summer school. Every communication qualified the summer school plans on the ability to secure teachers. For the fall, state law (SB 1303) requires full-time, in-person learning for anyone who wants it. Teachers teaching virtually do not satisfy the law's requirement that a teacher be physically in each classroom. If there is an outbreak at a school, only that school can close --not others in that district -- and only for so long as it takes to clear that outbreak. Clearly, reading is not your strong suit or you would already know this information.

Way to win me over. I’ll vote for Miranda, thanks. And now I’ll spread the word to friends that have no idea this race is even happening.

Ok? I wasn't trying to win over anyone, certainly not an anonymous commenter on DCUM. Just a fed up parent who is, frankly, tired of both sides spewing BS about everything and just trying to correct the record where I can.

Right. Like these things can’t change. You’re a fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:miranda does not know much about education, just RTS stuff which is serving her well in this climate. In a normal election she wouldn't even be running our stand a chance.

Maybe a fresh perspective is exactly what we need. So-called education “experts” are often morons. I mean, look at Lucy Calkins and all the sheep that blindly followed her. And wasn’t she part of Columbia - the best education school in the US?! If that’s what the best school produces, it’s no wonder education in the US compares so terribly to so many other countries.

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Anonymous wrote:And while I'm not crazy about Kadera - her kid(s) are also at a school in South Arlington.

Try not to misrepresent things, OK?

Saying her kids are at a school in south Arlington does not paint an accurate picture. Her kids were very much in north Arlington elementary schools and now in Kenmore MS - a school literally on the south side of Route 50 - and are likely to attend their districted north Arlington high school.

As a parent whose children are solidly in south Arlington schools from a high poverty ES to a high poverty MS to Wakefield, I don't think this is what most people conjure up in their minds when they hear someone from north Arlington sent their kids to Kenmore. They are still very much north Arlington folks.

Do you prefer a S Arlington family who sends their kids to private school? Because that's what Miranda is.

DP. She sent one of her children to private for part of a year due to extenuating circumstances related to a pandemic. Stop manipulating and exaggerating.

The more Kadera supporters go low and try to slime Turner, the more convinced I am that it’s because they can’t come up with anything positive their candidate had to offer as an alternative.

Agree.

You're fine with campaign volunteers intentionally misleading voters, but pointing out basic facts like where their kids go to school is "sliming" someone? As
This whole thing is ridiculous. APE spreads toxicity wherever it goes. E. As.

I am not a member of APE, and the whataboutism is getting really old. I am so tired of the toxic and hypocritical behavior of Kadera supporters, and it clearly is no longer worth bothering to engage with you when all you want to do is attack, insult and mislead.

Bullsh1t. I have only pointed out misleading comments with actual FACTS.

And I’m not a “Kadera supporter”. In fact, I was very critical when she first announced. But I’ll take her over the leader of APE.

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Anonymous wrote:And while I'm not crazy about Kadera - her kid(s) are also at a school in South Arlington.

Try not to misrepresent things, OK?

Saying her kids are at a school in south Arlington does not paint an accurate picture. Her kids were very much in north Arlington elementary schools and now in Kenmore MS - a school literally on the south side of Route 50 - and are likely to attend their districted north Arlington high school.

As a parent whose children are solidly in south Arlington schools from a high poverty ES to a high poverty MS to Wakefield, I don't think this is what most people conjure up in their minds when they hear someone from north Arlington sent their kids to Kenmore. They are still very much north Arlington folks.

Do you prefer a S Arlington family who sends their kids to private school? Because that's what Miranda is.

DP. She sent one of her children to private for part of a year due to extenuating circumstances related to a pandemic. Stop manipulating and exaggerating.

The more Kadera supporters go low and try to slime Turner, the more convinced I am that it’s because they can’t come up with anything positive their candidate had to offer as an alternative.

Agree.

You're fine with campaign volunteers intentionally misleading voters, but pointing out basic facts like where their kids go to school is "sliming" someone? GMAFB.

This whole thing is ridiculous. APE spreads toxicity wherever it goes.

I’m not part of APE, but even I agree with PP. All of these claims about her sending her kid (singular) to private school due to lack of access to in-person schooling really doesn’t reflect what you’re saying. I’ve heard she plans to have this kid return to Drew once school is back in person full time.

I was on the fence, but these Kadera crazies have made it an easy choice.

One doesn’t have to be part of APE to agree that kids should be in school full time right now. And spare me the comments saying it’s a non-issue because we are guaranteed in-person school next year. We were also promised summer school, yet here we are. I have no confidence in APS currently.

You weren't promised summer school. Every communication qualified the summer school plans on the ability to secure teachers. For the fall, state law (SB 1303) requires full-time, in-person learning for anyone who wants it. Teachers teaching virtually do not satisfy the law's requirement that a teacher be physically in each classroom. If there is an outbreak at a school, only that school can close --not others in that district -- and only for so long as it takes to clear that outbreak. Clearly, reading is not your strong suit or you would already know this information.

Way to win me over. I’ll vote for Miranda, thanks. And now I’ll spread the word to friends that have no idea this race is even happening.

Ok? I wasn't trying to win over anyone, certainly not an anonymous commenter on DCUM. Just a fed up parent who is, frankly, tired of both sides spewing BS about everything and just trying to correct the record where I can.

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I actually don’t care all that much who wins. Disqualify them both for all I care.

I mostly just don’t want to see a group of people who have been throwing tantrums and intentionally misleading rewarded for their actions. No, you don’t get what you want by screaming at teachers and school board members.

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Anonymous wrote:And while I'm not crazy about Kadera - her kid(s) are also at a school in South Arlington.

Try not to misrepresent things, OK?

Saying her kids are at a school in south Arlington does not paint an accurate picture. Her kids were very much in north Arlington elementary schools and now in Kenmore MS - a school literally on the south side of Route 50 - and are likely to attend their districted north Arlington high school.

As a parent whose children are solidly in south Arlington schools from a high poverty ES to a high poverty MS to Wakefield, I don't think this is what most people conjure up in their minds when they hear someone from north Arlington sent their kids to Kenmore. They are still very much north Arlington folks.

Do you prefer a S Arlington family who sends their kids to private school? Because that's what Miranda is.

DP. She sent one of her children to private for part of a year due to extenuating circumstances related to a pandemic. Stop manipulating and exaggerating.

The more Kadera supporters go low and try to slime Turner, the more convinced I am that it’s because they can’t come up with anything positive their candidate had to offer as an alternative.

Agree.

You're fine with campaign volunteers intentionally misleading voters, but pointing out basic facts like where their kids go to school is "sliming" someone? As
This whole thing is ridiculous. APE spreads toxicity wherever it goes. E. As.

I am not a member of APE, and the whataboutism is getting really old. I am so tired of the toxic and hypocritical behavior of Kadera supporters, and it clearly is no longer worth bothering to engage with you when all you want to do is attack, insult and mislead.

Bullsh1t. I have only pointed out misleading comments with actual FACTS.

And I’m not a “Kadera supporter”. In fact, I was very critical when she first announced. But I’ll take her over the leader of APE.

Here’s a fact for you:

Stating that a candidate put her child in private school without mentioning that it is temporary until the child can return to in-person public school makes you an a*shole.

[Anonymous]

Spot on, they also attack people online, see above

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Anonymous wrote:Spot on, they also attack people online, see above

I see a lot of attacks from both sides, sadly.

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It's a really emotional time, so I'm not surprised people are behaving badly on both sides.

That said, the only official campaign statements that have been snarky have come from Kadera's campaign, though arguably the worst behavior is from some of Turner's supporters. Personally, I don't blame Turner for her worst supporters, but I do blame Kadera for the attacks she is making.

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she's defending herself against MT supporters false claims

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Anonymous wrote:she's defending herself against MT supporters false claims

Kadera was not defending herself against anything (other than the risk of losing) when she posted that announcement about how she, unlike some other unnamed candidate, would not be engaging in any get-out-the-vote effort, with the implication that the unnamed candidate would be engaging in vote tampering/voter intimidation. It was plain old low-class, dirty politics.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And while I'm not crazy about Kadera - her kid(s) are also at a school in South Arlington.

Try not to misrepresent things, OK?

Saying her kids are at a school in south Arlington does not paint an accurate picture. Her kids were very much in north Arlington elementary schools and now in Kenmore MS - a school literally on the south side of Route 50 - and are likely to attend their districted north Arlington high school.

As a parent whose children are solidly in south Arlington schools from a high poverty ES to a high poverty MS to Wakefield, I don't think this is what most people conjure up in their minds when they hear someone from north Arlington sent their kids to Kenmore. They are still very much north Arlington folks.

Do you prefer a S Arlington family who sends their kids to private school? Because that's what Miranda is.

DP. She sent one of her children to private for part of a year due to extenuating circumstances related to a pandemic. Stop manipulating and exaggerating.

The more Kadera supporters go low and try to slime Turner, the more convinced I am that it’s because they can’t come up with anything positive their candidate had to offer as an alternative.

Agree.

You're fine with campaign volunteers intentionally misleading voters, but pointing out basic facts like where their kids go to school is "sliming" someone? GMAFB.

This whole thing is ridiculous. APE spreads toxicity wherever it goes.

I’m not part of APE, but even I agree with PP. All of these claims about her sending her kid (singular) to private school due to lack of access to in-person schooling really doesn’t reflect what you’re saying. I’ve heard she plans to have this kid return to Drew once school is back in person full time.

I was on the fence, but these Kadera crazies have made it an easy choice.

One doesn’t have to be part of APE to agree that kids should be in school full time right now. And spare me the comments saying it’s a non-issue because we are guaranteed in-person school next year. We were also promised summer school, yet here we are. I have no confidence in APS currently.

You weren't promised summer school. Every communication qualified the summer school plans on the ability to secure teachers. For the fall, state law (SB 1303) requires full-time, in-person learning for anyone who wants it. Teachers teaching virtually do not satisfy the law's requirement that a teacher be physically in each classroom. If there is an outbreak at a school, only that school can close --not others in that district -- and only for so long as it takes to clear that outbreak. Clearly, reading is not your strong suit or you would already know this information.

Yeah, until the teachers unions (“but they’re not uuuuuunions!”) b*tch and complain. Apparently, history isn’t your strong suit.

I’m also voting for Miranda. Mostly because Mary’s signs say “educator approved!” Yeah, they approve of her because her opponent wants them to actually go back to work.

You don’t even know what you’re talking about. There is no “Union,” not yet, and teachers are not and have never been obligated, by their legal contracts, to work summer schools. It’s optional. They are not indentured servants. They also don’t and didn’t decide whether or not to return to school. Take your teacher-hating self to the ice cream truck and drive it right out of Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:she's defending herself against MT supporters false claims

Kadera was not defending herself against anything (other than the risk of losing) when she posted that announcement about how she, unlike some other unnamed candidate, would not be engaging in any get-out-the-vote effort, with the implication that the unnamed candidate would be engaging in vote tampering/voter intimidation. It was plain old low-class, dirty politics.

Disagree. She was preemptively getting the word out about exactly the sort of thing that Miranda and her campaign have engaged in this week. By Miranda's own admission in her newsletter, she is willing to offer people hotspots so they can vote right there, presumably in front of her or campaign staff. I know of one elderly couple who was supplied a computer by Miranda's campaign to vote right then and there. These are questionable tactics that speak to election integrity (including maintaining appropriate distancing and privacy from those casting votes) and Mary was clear from the outset that she would not engage in them. She called on Miranda to agree to the same, a call that obviously has fallen on deaf ears in Miranda's circle.

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That’s right

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Miranda supporters at least 50% republican I’m guessing. She should run as an independent

[Anonymous]

Mary is the more well-rounded candidate. But Miranda is going to win.

And I'm going to laugh and laugh. It was her race to win, but Mary's supporters blew it for her.