Article detailing the decline and fall

[Anonymous]

A cursory google of the author shows how heavily biased everything she says and does is. Anti-vax, anti-mask (to the point of getting her kids suspended for multiple weeks), sued the school system over masks and gender pronouns, blamed them for her kid not getting into TJ. Her whole identity is going on the news to complain about FCPS to anyone who will listen. No, nothing she says can be taken seriously. Her intent is to get more attention. She is walking, talking click bait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A cursory google of the author shows how heavily biased everything she says and does is. Anti-vax, anti-mask (to the point of getting her kids suspended for multiple weeks), sued the school system over masks and gender pronouns, blamed them for her kid not getting into TJ. Her whole identity is going on the news to complain about FCPS to anyone who will listen. No, nothing she says can be taken seriously. Her intent is to get more attention. She is walking, talking click bait.

So, a stopped clock can be correct twice a day.

What in that article is incorrect?

You win arguments with facts--your rant is not working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A cursory google of the author shows how heavily biased everything she says and does is. Anti-vax, anti-mask (to the point of getting her kids suspended for multiple weeks), sued the school system over masks and gender pronouns, blamed them for her kid not getting into TJ. Her whole identity is going on the news to complain about FCPS to anyone who will listen. No, nothing she says can be taken seriously. Her intent is to get more attention. She is walking, talking click bait.

And if FCPS had the parents on their side, no one would read her trash or pay attention. Their conduct is what gives her the audience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The decline in population was likely due to covid — once people started to work from home, people moved out of the county to places with a lower cost of living. Some people did not like virtual learning, so they moved, too.

Test scores had decreased — again, likely due to covid — but I thought they were on the upward swing last year? Also, I thought the low SOL scores had something to do with the fact that many high schoolers (those who would normally do well on the SOL) did not take the SOL because they took AP classes and such.

Arlington is not known for being affordable. You might have a point about Loudoun.

[Anonymous]

Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Yeah she seems awful. She wouldn’t have a platform if FCPS started treating parents with respect and dignity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The decline in population was likely due to covid — once people started to work from home, people moved out of the county to places with a lower cost of living. Some people did not like virtual learning, so they moved, too.

Test scores had decreased — again, likely due to covid — but I thought they were on the upward swing last year? Also, I thought the low SOL scores had something to do with the fact that many high schoolers (those who would normally do well on the SOL) did not take the SOL because they took AP classes and such.

Arlington is not known for being affordable. You might have a point about Loudoun.

Additionally, learning loss was nearly nation-wide due to covid; it’s not just isolated to FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

I don’t know what’s more disgusting: Stephanie making fun of a special needs kid, or this poster justifying it.

Gross. Go away MAGA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

“I didn’t make fun of a special needs kid, it was a special needs adult!”

Yeah…that totally makes it a-okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

Special needs people need to be introduced and defined by their disabilities so grown adults don’t treat them like that?! Are you f-ing serious here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

“I didn’t make fun of a special needs kid, it was a special needs adult!”

Yeah…that totally makes it a-okay.

It's like the situation that recently came up at the BAFTA awards with the man with Tourette's: one's reaction to his behavior quite reasonably might vary depending on one's knowledge of his condition.

But, in any event, you're just looking to distract from any arguments that FCPS is a mismanaged school system in decline. It's always "shoot the messenger" with you people, and it's one reason why the enrollment keeps plummeting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

“I didn’t make fun of a special needs kid, it was a special needs adult!”

Yeah…that totally makes it a-okay.

It's like the situation that recently came up at the BAFTA awards with the man with Tourette's: one's reaction to his behavior quite reasonably might vary depending on one's knowledge of his condition.

But, in any event, you're just looking to distract from any arguments that FCPS is a mismanaged school system in decline. It's always "shoot the messenger" with you people, and it's one reason why the enrollment keeps plummeting.

*yawn*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Aurora is a professional right wing grifter who had to drop her bid for the school board after being caught on camera laughing at a special needs child singing the national anthem. She is a joke and a vile person.

https://wjla.com/news/local/stephanie-lundquist-arora-candidate-running-republican-gop-fairfax-county-school-board-race-drops-out-laughing-autistic-student-meeting-singing-national-anthem-controversy-7news-reporting-nick-minock-harry-jackson-youngkin-glenn-fcps

Once more: the singer was not a "special needs child" at the time of the video. He was a grown man. He may be "special needs" but he was not introduced as such. He had a good bit of facial hair, FWIW.

An article from a local newspaper suggests that this guy was 19 or 20 when his mother, a local politician then on the School Board, arranged for him to perform at a School Board meeting. Had he been introduced as special needs, one suspects the reaction would have been rather different.

In any event, it's telling that those bringing it up again can't dispute the facts and don't have any interest in addressing the actual arguments in Lundquist-Arora's piece.

Special needs people need to be introduced and defined by their disabilities so grown adults don’t treat them like that?! Are you f-ing serious here?

Without knowledge of the young man's condition, most people hearing that performance would have run from the room covering their ears.

With knowledge of his condition, most would applaud his having the courage to perform in a public setting.

That's reality. There's an entire forum on DCUM where people critique entertainers, and far more viciously than those who laughed - remotely, since they weren't there in person - at this man's performance before the School Board.

But this thread shouldn't be about something that happened four years ago, but instead the current predicament of FCPS.