APE screenshots: this is how they play to win

[Anonymous]

Seriously, put down the sock puppets and take a deep breath.

This is a storm in a teacup if there ever was one. Someone shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment to some random person in Alexandria, and you're working yourself into a frenzy as if you've uncovered election fraud or a classified document leak. Hate to break it to you, but this whole episode is something short of Watergate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, put down the sock puppets and take a deep breath.

This is a storm in a teacup if there ever was one. Someone shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment to some random person in Alexandria, and you're working yourself into a frenzy as if you've uncovered election fraud or a classified document leak. Hate to break it to you, but this whole episode is something short of Watergate.

Exactly. This is not a big deal. Also, I am not APE, but what she is advocating for is good for the kids. It makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCUM lasts forever, beeches!

Are you the woman who complained/argued that neighbors don't befriend you because you dress better than them? Seems like very similar writing style.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, put down the sock puppets and take a deep breath.

This is a storm in a teacup if there ever was one. Someone shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment to some random person in Alexandria, and you're working yourself into a frenzy as if you've uncovered election fraud or a classified document leak. Hate to break it to you, but this whole episode is something short of Watergate.

Exactly. This is not a big deal. Also, I am not APE, but what she is advocating for is good for the kids. It makes sense.

It’s the unethical way she’s trying to harvest comments (from outside the community - ACPS, friends, family) that is the issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOP: and I’d like to correct Jeff on one point. These were not my screenshots. They were posted by someone else elsewhere. They forgot to cross out a name. It was not the name of the perpetrator, but the Alexandria parent the APE parent responded to. So I really didn’t know the name of the APE person just by reading the screenshot. Though by reading the thread, it’s pretty obvious who it is. The original link still exists on Imgur if anyone wants to confirm.

I did re-edit the screenshot again to post on Imgur so it could be reposted.

Sweetie, it’s time to take a day off. How embarrassing.

APE and their volunteer are the ones who should be embarrassed, but go on.

+1

I love the deflection.

APE has some sketchy people doing sketchy things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OOP: and I’d like to correct Jeff on one point. These were not my screenshots. They were posted by someone else elsewhere. They forgot to cross out a name. It was not the name of the perpetrator, but the Alexandria parent the APE parent responded to. So I really didn’t know the name of the APE person just by reading the screenshot. Though by reading the thread, it’s pretty obvious who it is. The original link still exists on Imgur if anyone wants to confirm.

I did re-edit the screenshot again to post on Imgur so it could be reposted.

Sweetie, it’s time to take a day off. How embarrassing.

APE and their volunteer are the ones who should be embarrassed, but go on.

No really, you’ve been caught. There’s no steering the conversation back now. (And the more you try, the more pathetic you look.)

-Someone who thinks high schoolers should have access to their phones during the school day

Y'all found your scapegoat. Congratulations. APE can't walk back from this either. It's all in the screenshots. Sounds like they're sending the most recent link to their friends and family too.

The real conversation is about how our surveys are being manipulated. An APE representative was caught doing it. Who knows if others do it too. I personally wouldn't think to send it to my mom, but okay. APS should secure the surveys, particularly for those that influence policy decisions.

+1

Fortunately the surveys to parents and students *are* secured. I presume those surveys will be taken more seriously than the ones that are more easily manipulated by lobbying groups.

[Anonymous]

"Harvest comments" - she shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment. Deep breaths. In and out.

[Anonymous]

Sock puppets gonna keep on sock puppeting, even after being called out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sock puppets gonna keep on sock puppeting, even after being called out.

+1

Totally bizarre. I've never seen anything like this before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Harvest comments" - she shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment. Deep breaths. In and out.

She joined the ACPS group and then immediately asked them to submit comments.

Author
• yes APE pushed very hard against cell phones last year at SB meetings, in discussions w school board members and super, etc. They started to create a policy and then the governor's guidance came out. There was a lot of debate about how that EO would impact our efforts already in progress, many people arguing high school should be exempt from away for the day etc, and then we were surprised that the superintendent actually revealed a pouch pilot program at 3 middle and high schools (HB Woodlawn, Wakefield, Swanson) and then stated that its longterm policy would be in line with the EO (as in actually prohibited from free periods too, like lunch). APS finally unveiled the AFTD policy it will vote on in December and it actually is a fully away for the day policy for all K-12 which would be a huge win-APS is gathering feedback until Oct 20. We are concerned that members of the school board are not behind it enough and could not approve it. Opponents are organizing against it so if anyone in this group wants to submit a positive comment, that would be
much appreciated!!!
Survey here: https://survey.k12insight.com/survey1.aspx...
Policy here: https://go.boarddocs.com/…/J-30%20Student%20Use%20of

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All, APE Board Member here - it was brought to our attention today that earlier this week a volunteer of our group posted on an Alexandria education facebook page about edtech and SOLs. In that discussion, when a follow up question was asked about the cell phone pilot, she posted that there was a survey open for the pilot. We have confirmed with her that she thought it was apparent that the survey was intended for Arlington parents, especially as the survey asks Arlington-specific demographic questions. While her post was well intentioned, her wording did not highlight who should and should not fill out the survey. She is extremely apologetic about the confusion; nothing nefarious was intended. We want to state extremely clearly that no one outside of Arlington should have filled out the survey, and we will email the Arlington School Board to clarify that was not the intention of the original poster nor us. We stand by our support of the cell phone J-30 draft and feel strongly it can stand on its own without any outside influence. This was an individual error and a mistake and not that of any larger group effort.

Why didn’t APE speak up when Youngkin tried to cut the state funding for APS?

Crickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Harvest comments" - she shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment. Deep breaths. In and out.

She joined the ACPS group and then immediately asked them to submit comments.

Author
• yes APE pushed very hard against cell phones last year at SB meetings, in discussions w school board members and super, etc. They started to create a policy and then the governor's guidance came out. There was a lot of debate about how that EO would impact our efforts already in progress, many people arguing high school should be exempt from away for the day etc, and then we were surprised that the superintendent actually revealed a pouch pilot program at 3 middle and high schools (HB Woodlawn, Wakefield, Swanson) and then stated that its longterm policy would be in line with the EO (as in actually prohibited from free periods too, like lunch). APS finally unveiled the AFTD policy it will vote on in December and it actually is a fully away for the day policy for all K-12 which would be a huge win-APS is gathering feedback until Oct 20. We are concerned that members of the school board are not behind it enough and could not approve it. Opponents are organizing against it so if anyone in this group wants to submit a positive comment, that would be
much appreciated!!!
Survey here: https://survey.k12insight.com/survey1.aspx...
Policy here: https://go.boarddocs.com/…/J-30%20Student%20Use%20of

Cant wait for Jeff’s update today:

Despite being called out, deranged sock puppet lady makes 100000 comments on her own post today. Trying but failing to steer the conversation back to the original topic.

Let this be a lesson to all. Its too late folks! That ship has sailed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Harvest comments" - she shared a link to a public survey in a Facebook comment. Deep breaths. In and out.

She joined the ACPS group and then immediately asked them to submit comments.

Author
• yes APE pushed very hard against cell phones last year at SB meetings, in discussions w school board members and super, etc. They started to create a policy and then the governor's guidance came out. There was a lot of debate about how that EO would impact our efforts already in progress, many people arguing high school should be exempt from away for the day etc, and then we were surprised that the superintendent actually revealed a pouch pilot program at 3 middle and high schools (HB Woodlawn, Wakefield, Swanson) and then stated that its longterm policy would be in line with the EO (as in actually prohibited from free periods too, like lunch). APS finally unveiled the AFTD policy it will vote on in December and it actually is a fully away for the day policy for all K-12 which would be a huge win-APS is gathering feedback until Oct 20. We are concerned that members of the school board are not behind it enough and could not approve it. Opponents are organizing against it so if anyone in this group wants to submit a positive comment, that would be
much appreciated!!!
Survey here: https://survey.k12insight.com/survey1.aspx...
Policy here: https://go.boarddocs.com/…/J-30%20Student%20Use%20of

Yes, you loon, we heard you and it's not a terrible evil thing that they have done. Aggressively and unrepentantly sock puppeting is on the same level. Or possibly worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sock puppets gonna keep on sock puppeting, even after being called out.

+1

Totally bizarre. I've never seen anything like this before.

+2 this is next level unhinged…

[Anonymous]

Yes, sock puppeteer, we've seen the comment with the link to the survey. Absolutely scandalous.

It was a single comment to a Facebook post -- a reply to someone in a conversation -- which you are stalkerishly obsessing over. I'd be amazed if five people saw it before all this. Again, it wasn't a new post in the ACPS Group, randomly asking everyone to go complete the (public) survey. It was a comment within a Facebook thread that was about something else.

The only one losing her mind over this is you (and your sock puppets).