Taylor: “What’s the Worst That Could Happen? They Fire Me?”

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Anonymous wrote:The email is fine. You all love to complain about everything. It is a nightmare job.

Yep there is absolutely nothing wrong with his email.

There’s plenty wrong with it

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Sends a terrible message that he dgaf and won't listen to anyone

I think he means he won’t listen to chronic cranks such as the Mad Mommies of MoCo who are always Big Mad.

Which is fair. They lack credibility and their feelings aren’t valid.

It was clear he meant he won’t listen to State Senator Cheryl Kagan. He thinks she lacks credibility and her feelings aren’t valid. She is also a very powerful State Senator. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Correct. He’s also now picked a fight with Education & Culture Committee member Kristin Mink:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/27/mcps-district-rules-immigration/

This is not picking a fight. This is actually doing his job to keep students and schools a safe place to learn. I wouldn't mix this issue with the boundary/closing issue. They are not remotely alike.

How is it not picking a fight when Kristin clearly says she felt targeted by Taylor’s letter, and was disappointed and taken aback by it? She also vowed to keep doing the Know Your Rights sessions and showing up at schools. So she and Taylor are in open conflict now.

This is literally a fight now between 1 of 3 people on the E&C Committee, who decide how much to fund MCPS, and Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Taylor would have been much better off having a direct meeting with Mink and her team about his concerns rather than doing a general, passive aggressive letter attacking her and then having your PIO deny it was directed at her in the first place, as if she and the rest of the public are too dumb to see that he’s lying.

Is it "picking a fight" any time anybody does something that somebody else doesn't like? Maybe she "picked a fight" with him by giving operational advice to MCPS employees?

That letter was professional and cordial. It didn't "attack" anybody. Did you even read the letter?

"I am writing for two reasons, because I need your help: (1) – I want to share information about what the school system is doing about immigration enforcement, and (2) – to update you on guidance the school system shared with elected officials about school visits in February 2023 (before I came back to MCPS)."
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/25/taylor-sets-boundaries-for-elected-officials-at-mcps-schools/

Again, not EVERYTHING the man does has to be a terrible thing. And painting it like that undercuts the credibility of those who oppose the bad things he is doing.

You are ignoring the fact that Mink perceived the letter as an attack, stated as much and expressed disapproval of Taylor’s approach. This is not MY opinion. This is the opinion of an elected official who felt targeted by him and has now responded, which indeed makes it a conflict.

Why are you struggling to read and comprehend?

I am concerned about Taylor trying to bottleneck council members visits to schools. If you have derelict facilities and you are getting nowhere with the school district (that tends to hide problems), then visits from council members are helpful. Now, principals will be threatened into shutting these down. Taylor, with more big brother control.

No, the principals just want advance notice of who's coming.

You must think we're stupid. Principals have always been aware of council member visits - it's the threat from CO to principals that will be shutting down visits. But don't worry. We will be taking notes and reporting in council testimony about the strangulation of information that results from Taylor's new control policy. As much as Taylor thinks he is king of the hill, this type of intimidation will not win him points in the end.

Taylor's own words: "We want you in our schools, and we want you to visit regularly. That said, it is imperative that you follow these protocols when you visit so we can keep everyone safe and keep the school’s leadership informed."

Nothing wrong with that.

You are full of it Essie. The community knows BS when we see it. Move along.

Not Essie. What is BS about it? You don't want schools to have visitor protocols?

They do have protocols which Mink was apparently following.

But not everyone was following them, and now there are revised protocols, which he was sharing via this letter.

"We have made a few updates to account for the world as it is today. Linked here are our updated protocols for school visits and tours, which include a Google form to ensure full awareness and documentation of visitors in our schools or on school grounds. While informal visits may have become commonplace, it is particularly imperative now that we reiterate and reinforce this standing policy."

He addressed the letter to "Elected Officials". If MCPS has protocols regarding visits, as they do and should, it is up to MCPS staff to follow them. Why did he address elected officials and who wasn't following the protocols? Whoever you are you are just digging yourself deeper with this incoherent defense of Taylor.

Um, the letter he sent references and links to a letter sent to the Council under the PRIOR superintendent about those protocols. This wasn’t novel or inappropriate.

The tone and content of that prior memo is appropriate. His letter is all over the place.

OK, so we’re moving the goal posts.

We agree a letter to elected officials is appropriate. Great.

What is wrong with the tone and content?

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

I don't care how it became public, I just know that this bickering between MCPS and the Council is not a good look for any of them but especially for Taylor

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

I don't care how it became public, I just know that this bickering between MCPS and the Council is not a good look for any of them but especially for Taylor

A council member or their staffer sent the letter to Adam Pagnucco.

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Anonymous wrote:The email is fine. You all love to complain about everything. It is a nightmare job.

Yep there is absolutely nothing wrong with his email.

There’s plenty wrong with it

+1

Sends a terrible message that he dgaf and won't listen to anyone

I think he means he won’t listen to chronic cranks such as the Mad Mommies of MoCo who are always Big Mad.

Which is fair. They lack credibility and their feelings aren’t valid.

It was clear he meant he won’t listen to State Senator Cheryl Kagan. He thinks she lacks credibility and her feelings aren’t valid. She is also a very powerful State Senator. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Correct. He’s also now picked a fight with Education & Culture Committee member Kristin Mink:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/27/mcps-district-rules-immigration/

This is not picking a fight. This is actually doing his job to keep students and schools a safe place to learn. I wouldn't mix this issue with the boundary/closing issue. They are not remotely alike.

How is it not picking a fight when Kristin clearly says she felt targeted by Taylor’s letter, and was disappointed and taken aback by it? She also vowed to keep doing the Know Your Rights sessions and showing up at schools. So she and Taylor are in open conflict now.

This is literally a fight now between 1 of 3 people on the E&C Committee, who decide how much to fund MCPS, and Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Taylor would have been much better off having a direct meeting with Mink and her team about his concerns rather than doing a general, passive aggressive letter attacking her and then having your PIO deny it was directed at her in the first place, as if she and the rest of the public are too dumb to see that he’s lying.

Is it "picking a fight" any time anybody does something that somebody else doesn't like? Maybe she "picked a fight" with him by giving operational advice to MCPS employees?

That letter was professional and cordial. It didn't "attack" anybody. Did you even read the letter?

"I am writing for two reasons, because I need your help: (1) – I want to share information about what the school system is doing about immigration enforcement, and (2) – to update you on guidance the school system shared with elected officials about school visits in February 2023 (before I came back to MCPS)."
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/25/taylor-sets-boundaries-for-elected-officials-at-mcps-schools/

Again, not EVERYTHING the man does has to be a terrible thing. And painting it like that undercuts the credibility of those who oppose the bad things he is doing.

You are ignoring the fact that Mink perceived the letter as an attack, stated as much and expressed disapproval of Taylor’s approach. This is not MY opinion. This is the opinion of an elected official who felt targeted by him and has now responded, which indeed makes it a conflict.

Why are you struggling to read and comprehend?

I am concerned about Taylor trying to bottleneck council members visits to schools. If you have derelict facilities and you are getting nowhere with the school district (that tends to hide problems), then visits from council members are helpful. Now, principals will be threatened into shutting these down. Taylor, with more big brother control.

No, the principals just want advance notice of who's coming.

You must think we're stupid. Principals have always been aware of council member visits - it's the threat from CO to principals that will be shutting down visits. But don't worry. We will be taking notes and reporting in council testimony about the strangulation of information that results from Taylor's new control policy. As much as Taylor thinks he is king of the hill, this type of intimidation will not win him points in the end.

Taylor's own words: "We want you in our schools, and we want you to visit regularly. That said, it is imperative that you follow these protocols when you visit so we can keep everyone safe and keep the school’s leadership informed."

Nothing wrong with that.

You are full of it Essie. The community knows BS when we see it. Move along.

Not Essie. What is BS about it? You don't want schools to have visitor protocols?

They do have protocols which Mink was apparently following.

But not everyone was following them, and now there are revised protocols, which he was sharing via this letter.

"We have made a few updates to account for the world as it is today. Linked here are our updated protocols for school visits and tours, which include a Google form to ensure full awareness and documentation of visitors in our schools or on school grounds. While informal visits may have become commonplace, it is particularly imperative now that we reiterate and reinforce this standing policy."

He addressed the letter to "Elected Officials". If MCPS has protocols regarding visits, as they do and should, it is up to MCPS staff to follow them. Why did he address elected officials and who wasn't following the protocols? Whoever you are you are just digging yourself deeper with this incoherent defense of Taylor.

Um, the letter he sent references and links to a letter sent to the Council under the PRIOR superintendent about those protocols. This wasn’t novel or inappropriate.

The tone and content of that prior memo is appropriate. His letter is all over the place.

OK, so we’re moving the goal posts.

We agree a letter to elected officials is appropriate. Great.

What is wrong with the tone and content?

I'm not here to teach you basic public relations skills.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

I don't care how it became public, I just know that this bickering between MCPS and the Council is not a good look for any of them but especially for Taylor

A council member or their staffer sent the letter to Adam Pagnucco.

Clearly it is important to you, and you seem to be confident of who sent it. Is that you Adam?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He sounds a little unhinged. He just started this job and is already talking about leaving while in the middle of upending so many things in MCPS and he'll never have to face the consequences. Yuck.

He sounds like a real leader.

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

I don't care how it became public, I just know that this bickering between MCPS and the Council is not a good look for any of them but especially for Taylor

OK great. So we can put to bed the idea that Taylor sent a “public” letter to “swing his dick.”

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Anonymous wrote:The email is fine. You all love to complain about everything. It is a nightmare job.

Yep there is absolutely nothing wrong with his email.

There’s plenty wrong with it

+1

Sends a terrible message that he dgaf and won't listen to anyone

I think he means he won’t listen to chronic cranks such as the Mad Mommies of MoCo who are always Big Mad.

Which is fair. They lack credibility and their feelings aren’t valid.

It was clear he meant he won’t listen to State Senator Cheryl Kagan. He thinks she lacks credibility and her feelings aren’t valid. She is also a very powerful State Senator. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Correct. He’s also now picked a fight with Education & Culture Committee member Kristin Mink:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/27/mcps-district-rules-immigration/

This is not picking a fight. This is actually doing his job to keep students and schools a safe place to learn. I wouldn't mix this issue with the boundary/closing issue. They are not remotely alike.

How is it not picking a fight when Kristin clearly says she felt targeted by Taylor’s letter, and was disappointed and taken aback by it? She also vowed to keep doing the Know Your Rights sessions and showing up at schools. So she and Taylor are in open conflict now.

This is literally a fight now between 1 of 3 people on the E&C Committee, who decide how much to fund MCPS, and Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Taylor would have been much better off having a direct meeting with Mink and her team about his concerns rather than doing a general, passive aggressive letter attacking her and then having your PIO deny it was directed at her in the first place, as if she and the rest of the public are too dumb to see that he’s lying.

Is it "picking a fight" any time anybody does something that somebody else doesn't like? Maybe she "picked a fight" with him by giving operational advice to MCPS employees?

That letter was professional and cordial. It didn't "attack" anybody. Did you even read the letter?

"I am writing for two reasons, because I need your help: (1) – I want to share information about what the school system is doing about immigration enforcement, and (2) – to update you on guidance the school system shared with elected officials about school visits in February 2023 (before I came back to MCPS)."
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/25/taylor-sets-boundaries-for-elected-officials-at-mcps-schools/

Again, not EVERYTHING the man does has to be a terrible thing. And painting it like that undercuts the credibility of those who oppose the bad things he is doing.

You are ignoring the fact that Mink perceived the letter as an attack, stated as much and expressed disapproval of Taylor’s approach. This is not MY opinion. This is the opinion of an elected official who felt targeted by him and has now responded, which indeed makes it a conflict.

Why are you struggling to read and comprehend?

I am concerned about Taylor trying to bottleneck council members visits to schools. If you have derelict facilities and you are getting nowhere with the school district (that tends to hide problems), then visits from council members are helpful. Now, principals will be threatened into shutting these down. Taylor, with more big brother control.

No, the principals just want advance notice of who's coming.

You must think we're stupid. Principals have always been aware of council member visits - it's the threat from CO to principals that will be shutting down visits. But don't worry. We will be taking notes and reporting in council testimony about the strangulation of information that results from Taylor's new control policy. As much as Taylor thinks he is king of the hill, this type of intimidation will not win him points in the end.

Taylor's own words: "We want you in our schools, and we want you to visit regularly. That said, it is imperative that you follow these protocols when you visit so we can keep everyone safe and keep the school’s leadership informed."

Nothing wrong with that.

You are full of it Essie. The community knows BS when we see it. Move along.

Not Essie. What is BS about it? You don't want schools to have visitor protocols?

They do have protocols which Mink was apparently following.

But not everyone was following them, and now there are revised protocols, which he was sharing via this letter.

"We have made a few updates to account for the world as it is today. Linked here are our updated protocols for school visits and tours, which include a Google form to ensure full awareness and documentation of visitors in our schools or on school grounds. While informal visits may have become commonplace, it is particularly imperative now that we reiterate and reinforce this standing policy."

He addressed the letter to "Elected Officials". If MCPS has protocols regarding visits, as they do and should, it is up to MCPS staff to follow them. Why did he address elected officials and who wasn't following the protocols? Whoever you are you are just digging yourself deeper with this incoherent defense of Taylor.

Um, the letter he sent references and links to a letter sent to the Council under the PRIOR superintendent about those protocols. This wasn’t novel or inappropriate.

The tone and content of that prior memo is appropriate. His letter is all over the place.

OK, so we’re moving the goal posts.

We agree a letter to elected officials is appropriate. Great.

What is wrong with the tone and content?

I'm not here to teach you basic public relations skills.

OK so you are here to make assertions without backing them up. Got it.

So we have no reason to agree with you that there is anything wrong with the tone or content.

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Anonymous wrote:The email is fine. You all love to complain about everything. It is a nightmare job.

Yep there is absolutely nothing wrong with his email.

There’s plenty wrong with it

+1

Sends a terrible message that he dgaf and won't listen to anyone

I think he means he won’t listen to chronic cranks such as the Mad Mommies of MoCo who are always Big Mad.

Which is fair. They lack credibility and their feelings aren’t valid.

It was clear he meant he won’t listen to State Senator Cheryl Kagan. He thinks she lacks credibility and her feelings aren’t valid. She is also a very powerful State Senator. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Correct. He’s also now picked a fight with Education & Culture Committee member Kristin Mink:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/27/mcps-district-rules-immigration/

This is not picking a fight. This is actually doing his job to keep students and schools a safe place to learn. I wouldn't mix this issue with the boundary/closing issue. They are not remotely alike.

How is it not picking a fight when Kristin clearly says she felt targeted by Taylor’s letter, and was disappointed and taken aback by it? She also vowed to keep doing the Know Your Rights sessions and showing up at schools. So she and Taylor are in open conflict now.

This is literally a fight now between 1 of 3 people on the E&C Committee, who decide how much to fund MCPS, and Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Taylor would have been much better off having a direct meeting with Mink and her team about his concerns rather than doing a general, passive aggressive letter attacking her and then having your PIO deny it was directed at her in the first place, as if she and the rest of the public are too dumb to see that he’s lying.

Is it "picking a fight" any time anybody does something that somebody else doesn't like? Maybe she "picked a fight" with him by giving operational advice to MCPS employees?

That letter was professional and cordial. It didn't "attack" anybody. Did you even read the letter?

"I am writing for two reasons, because I need your help: (1) – I want to share information about what the school system is doing about immigration enforcement, and (2) – to update you on guidance the school system shared with elected officials about school visits in February 2023 (before I came back to MCPS)."
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/25/taylor-sets-boundaries-for-elected-officials-at-mcps-schools/

Again, not EVERYTHING the man does has to be a terrible thing. And painting it like that undercuts the credibility of those who oppose the bad things he is doing.

You are ignoring the fact that Mink perceived the letter as an attack, stated as much and expressed disapproval of Taylor’s approach. This is not MY opinion. This is the opinion of an elected official who felt targeted by him and has now responded, which indeed makes it a conflict.

Why are you struggling to read and comprehend?

I am concerned about Taylor trying to bottleneck council members visits to schools. If you have derelict facilities and you are getting nowhere with the school district (that tends to hide problems), then visits from council members are helpful. Now, principals will be threatened into shutting these down. Taylor, with more big brother control.

No, the principals just want advance notice of who's coming.

You must think we're stupid. Principals have always been aware of council member visits - it's the threat from CO to principals that will be shutting down visits. But don't worry. We will be taking notes and reporting in council testimony about the strangulation of information that results from Taylor's new control policy. As much as Taylor thinks he is king of the hill, this type of intimidation will not win him points in the end.

Taylor's own words: "We want you in our schools, and we want you to visit regularly. That said, it is imperative that you follow these protocols when you visit so we can keep everyone safe and keep the school’s leadership informed."

Nothing wrong with that.

You are full of it Essie. The community knows BS when we see it. Move along.

Not Essie. What is BS about it? You don't want schools to have visitor protocols?

They do have protocols which Mink was apparently following.

But not everyone was following them, and now there are revised protocols, which he was sharing via this letter.

"We have made a few updates to account for the world as it is today. Linked here are our updated protocols for school visits and tours, which include a Google form to ensure full awareness and documentation of visitors in our schools or on school grounds. While informal visits may have become commonplace, it is particularly imperative now that we reiterate and reinforce this standing policy."

He addressed the letter to "Elected Officials". If MCPS has protocols regarding visits, as they do and should, it is up to MCPS staff to follow them. Why did he address elected officials and who wasn't following the protocols? Whoever you are you are just digging yourself deeper with this incoherent defense of Taylor.

Um, the letter he sent references and links to a letter sent to the Council under the PRIOR superintendent about those protocols. This wasn’t novel or inappropriate.

The tone and content of that prior memo is appropriate. His letter is all over the place.

OK, so we’re moving the goal posts.

We agree a letter to elected officials is appropriate. Great.

What is wrong with the tone and content?

I'm not here to teach you basic public relations skills.

OK so you are here to make assertions without backing them up. Got it.

So we have no reason to agree with you that there is anything wrong with the tone or content.

It sounds like you like Taylor's letter! Great, I think that it is inappropriate and makes him sound like a little child. This is called a DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

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Anonymous wrote:This really didn't need to be a public letter. Taylor just wants to swing his dick around

How do you think it became a “public letter”? Taylor didn’t release it.

Thanks for sharing that, CO staff member. It"s Saturday night, relax, take some time off, maybe the problem is you are burnt out and that is why MCPS's public communications are such a sh&t show

How do you think the letter became public?

According to the PP above it apparently wasn't Taylor?

Right. How do you think it became public? Do you think it was Taylor? You think he sent it to the media?

I don't care how it became public, I just know that this bickering between MCPS and the Council is not a good look for any of them but especially for Taylor

OK great. So we can put to bed the idea that Taylor sent a “public” letter to “swing his dick.”

I mean either
- We don't know if Taylor chose to make the letter public or
- an insider close to Taylor is on DCUM arguing with random anonymous posters on a Saturday night

[Anonymous]

Taylor is horrible. It is so obvious to everyone. What kind of monster proposes increasing class sizes for the poorest and youngest children in order to decrease class sizes for rich kids. Using money meant for poor kids? What a disgusting POS

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Anonymous wrote:The email is fine. You all love to complain about everything. It is a nightmare job.

Yep there is absolutely nothing wrong with his email.

There’s plenty wrong with it

+1

Sends a terrible message that he dgaf and won't listen to anyone

I think he means he won’t listen to chronic cranks such as the Mad Mommies of MoCo who are always Big Mad.

Which is fair. They lack credibility and their feelings aren’t valid.

It was clear he meant he won’t listen to State Senator Cheryl Kagan. He thinks she lacks credibility and her feelings aren’t valid. She is also a very powerful State Senator. Let’s see how that works out for him.

Correct. He’s also now picked a fight with Education & Culture Committee member Kristin Mink:

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2026/02/27/mcps-district-rules-immigration/

This is not picking a fight. This is actually doing his job to keep students and schools a safe place to learn. I wouldn't mix this issue with the boundary/closing issue. They are not remotely alike.

How is it not picking a fight when Kristin clearly says she felt targeted by Taylor’s letter, and was disappointed and taken aback by it? She also vowed to keep doing the Know Your Rights sessions and showing up at schools. So she and Taylor are in open conflict now.

This is literally a fight now between 1 of 3 people on the E&C Committee, who decide how much to fund MCPS, and Dr. Taylor.

Dr. Taylor would have been much better off having a direct meeting with Mink and her team about his concerns rather than doing a general, passive aggressive letter attacking her and then having your PIO deny it was directed at her in the first place, as if she and the rest of the public are too dumb to see that he’s lying.

Is it "picking a fight" any time anybody does something that somebody else doesn't like? Maybe she "picked a fight" with him by giving operational advice to MCPS employees?

That letter was professional and cordial. It didn't "attack" anybody. Did you even read the letter?

"I am writing for two reasons, because I need your help: (1) – I want to share information about what the school system is doing about immigration enforcement, and (2) – to update you on guidance the school system shared with elected officials about school visits in February 2023 (before I came back to MCPS)."
https://montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/25/taylor-sets-boundaries-for-elected-officials-at-mcps-schools/

Again, not EVERYTHING the man does has to be a terrible thing. And painting it like that undercuts the credibility of those who oppose the bad things he is doing.

You are ignoring the fact that Mink perceived the letter as an attack, stated as much and expressed disapproval of Taylor’s approach. This is not MY opinion. This is the opinion of an elected official who felt targeted by him and has now responded, which indeed makes it a conflict.

Why are you struggling to read and comprehend?

I am concerned about Taylor trying to bottleneck council members visits to schools. If you have derelict facilities and you are getting nowhere with the school district (that tends to hide problems), then visits from council members are helpful. Now, principals will be threatened into shutting these down. Taylor, with more big brother control.

No, the principals just want advance notice of who's coming.

You must think we're stupid. Principals have always been aware of council member visits - it's the threat from CO to principals that will be shutting down visits. But don't worry. We will be taking notes and reporting in council testimony about the strangulation of information that results from Taylor's new control policy. As much as Taylor thinks he is king of the hill, this type of intimidation will not win him points in the end.

Taylor's own words: "We want you in our schools, and we want you to visit regularly. That said, it is imperative that you follow these protocols when you visit so we can keep everyone safe and keep the school’s leadership informed."

Nothing wrong with that.

You are full of it Essie. The community knows BS when we see it. Move along.

Not Essie. What is BS about it? You don't want schools to have visitor protocols?

They do have protocols which Mink was apparently following.

But not everyone was following them, and now there are revised protocols, which he was sharing via this letter.

"We have made a few updates to account for the world as it is today. Linked here are our updated protocols for school visits and tours, which include a Google form to ensure full awareness and documentation of visitors in our schools or on school grounds. While informal visits may have become commonplace, it is particularly imperative now that we reiterate and reinforce this standing policy."

He addressed the letter to "Elected Officials". If MCPS has protocols regarding visits, as they do and should, it is up to MCPS staff to follow them. Why did he address elected officials and who wasn't following the protocols? Whoever you are you are just digging yourself deeper with this incoherent defense of Taylor.

Um, the letter he sent references and links to a letter sent to the Council under the PRIOR superintendent about those protocols. This wasn’t novel or inappropriate.

The tone and content of that prior memo is appropriate. His letter is all over the place.

OK, so we’re moving the goal posts.

We agree a letter to elected officials is appropriate. Great.

What is wrong with the tone and content?

I'm not here to teach you basic public relations skills.

OK so you are here to make assertions without backing them up. Got it.

So we have no reason to agree with you that there is anything wrong with the tone or content.

It sounds like you like Taylor's letter! Great, I think that it is inappropriate and makes him sound like a little child. This is called a DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

Agree! I’m just trying to understand your opinion. Can you point to any parts of the “tone or content” that you find objectionable?

We absolutely don’t have to have the same opinion. But I assume yours is based on what is actually written in the letter? What is that?