Arl Dems Caucus Endorsement - School Board - In the Candidates' Words

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what is going on with this Angelo kid but the whole withdrawal tweet that disappeared is weird. My kids aren’t even in APS and now I feel like I have to drag myself out to vote bc this is so messed up.

I think misogyny is definitely playing a role in some of the anti-Miranda opinions.

We aren’t allowed to criticize people with vaginas?

Don’t be so patronizing.

Agree, I find it insulting to all women that you're trying to pull the gender card. Please. You have a candidate with a record that makes people very uncomfortable.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what is going on with this Angelo kid but the whole withdrawal tweet that disappeared is weird. My kids aren’t even in APS and now I feel like I have to drag myself out to vote bc this is so messed up.

I think misogyny is definitely playing a role in some of the anti-Miranda opinions.

We aren’t allowed to criticize people with vaginas?

Don’t be so patronizing.

Agree, I find it insulting to all women that you're trying to pull the gender card. Please. You have a candidate with a record that makes people very uncomfortable.

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Pulling the gender card when it doesn't apply makes it worthless.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

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Anonymous wrote:I am the only one who finds this misleading?

Angelo Cocchiaro has spent the last six years in work on issues related to students and schools. Angelo has been a student organizer, mobilizing his student peers on issues affecting them. He is prepared to advocate in the very same spirit for our most important APS stakeholders: students. Angelo is also a former childcare provider and certified physical fitness & nutrition professional, part of the reason he is putting equity in food policy at the center of his campaign. Angelo also brings to the table a background of academic research in Title IX policy, gender-based violence in educational settings, and childcare policy.

Angelo’s involvement in our community dates back nearly a decade to 2014. Then, as a 13-year-old, Angelo participated in the Honor Flight Network with his granddad, taking military veterans to the Iwo Jima Memorial near where he lives now in Rosslyn. Angelo now sits on the APS School Health Advisory Board and is a member of a range of civic organizations, including the Arlington Rotary Club and its Youth Committee, the Radnor-Ft. Meyer Heights (RAFOM) Civic Association, and others. Angelo is a working group member of the Arlington County Food Security Coalition. Having experienced food insecurity himself, Angelo knows how important the issue is, especially as pandemic-era assistance programs are ending.

Angelo is running for the Arlington School Board to bring new voices to the table, bring people together, and deliver on the change that's overdue.

- claim: involvement in community dates back to 2014 because he went with his grandpa to drive Vets to the Iwo Jima memorial. TRUTH: Angelo has lived here less than 6 months.

- claim: sits in school health advisory board and early childhood committee. Fact: He only showed up to 1 of 3 SHAB meetings since joining in Nov ‘22 according to publicly available meeting minutes and there’s been a total of ONE early childhood committee meeting since he joined a couple months ago. A whole TWO APS-related meetings under his belt

- claim: News he was withdrawing from race was a rumor. Fact: it was published on his own website

- claim: he worked for Don Beyer. Fact: since been removed or downgraded to “helped re-elect” aka canvassed

- claim: he’s done academic research on gender issues fact: wtf knows but I see it’s been downgraded to “background in academic research.” Dude probably took a class in college that looked at these issues

The guy is a FRAUD. I cannot believe the Dems are putting this guy on ticket without fully vetting him and so soon after Santos.

I'm with you all the way until this comment. The Dems aren't "putting" him on the ticket. You don't need to be vetted to get your name on a caucus ballot. Now, if the voters actually give him the endorsement, another conversation should be had.

Lord help us if this conartist wins the endorsement. Everyone seems to assume MT will win but can’t forget people said the said thing when trump was running!! Everyone needs to take this seriously. I hope the press covers this more.

Will he even serve his entire term if he’a only shown up for 1 advisory committee meeting? Advisory committe meetings are 2 hours 1x a month. Sb meetings are every other week, 3-4 hours on average including closed meetings. Plus all the other work sessions and responsibilities. What possible interest does he actually have in APS?

Speaking of closed meetings, nothing about his details instills confidence that he will be a good steward of confidential information.

He was a no show at Ashton heights Civ Fed forum this week as well.

If he does not win this election I bet he will not show up for even a second time at any of these committees he quickly joined.

Mmmmhmmmm. He will go find some other community where he has similarly deep roots and start again. I am completely unimpressed with his BS. I have not voted in caucuses because I loathe the loyalty pledge, even though I’ll surely vote for the D candidate in the end anyway, but I’ll definitely be voting this time. This whole thing is a total farce. The pandemic broke us. I have zero love or tolerance for the APE zealots, but the enemy of my enemy is not my friend, folks. Not this time.

Same. I can't believe I'm finally voting in the caucus.

Yeah I am super resentful and it seems like we have to actually go vote in person. This Angelo person doesn’t even seem like he wants to run that badly. What a disaster.

So is Vell Rives running again? I saw a sign of his the other day.

If he is, he's not the independent I was hoping for. He's no good either.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

There's like 10 or so deplorables in Arlington with this opinion of the Miranda haters. Many are well known commodities too, and not reflective of Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

There's like 10 or so deplorables in Arlington with this opinion of the Miranda haters. Many are well known commodities too, and not reflective of Arlington.

It will always be the 20-21 school year for the Arlington nuts. That's why everyone is ignoring them and she's going to win in a landslide.

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

There's like 10 or so deplorables in Arlington with this opinion of the Miranda haters. Many are well known commodities too, and not reflective of Arlington.

They did real damage to our community and continue to back her. Her nutjob "campaign manager" is on her donor list again this year.

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Interesting that one of Reid's campaign people on AEM today said he's supporting Miranda.

I'm supporting Miranda, but if the kid wins, I'll vote for Vell or any independent in the general election.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting that one of Reid's campaign people on AEM today said he's supporting Miranda.

I'm supporting Miranda, but if the kid wins, I'll vote for Vell or any independent in the general election.

You know that Vell is anti trans right? but for a Miranda supporter maybe that's a feature, not a bug

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

There's like 10 or so deplorables in Arlington with this opinion of the Miranda haters. Many are well known commodities too, and not reflective of Arlington.

They did real damage to our community and continue to back her. Her nutjob "campaign manager" is on her donor list again this year.

What is the real damage? And how is it relevant today?

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Anonymous wrote:Angelo has only lived here less than 1 year. He donated to Ebbin in May 2022 and has Washington, DC as his address.

I understand a few people have such a grudge that they'll vote for him as a protest vote, but would you really want to trust this 22 year old with $800M of our tax revenue and our kids' education?

Better than someone who thought that abusing teachers, Duran, and other parents was acceptable behavior.

That shows, at best, poor judgment. At worst…

Either way, not someone who should be on the SB.

So, yes, he is the more trustworthy candidate.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner never abused and teachers, Duran, or other parents. You're holding onto that grudge as hard as you, but your positions were wrong. We know that now but you just can't let it go.

I know this has been pointed out to you repeatedly, but Miranda Turner personally chose to partner and lead a group of parents who were abusive towards teachers, staff, and other parents. 100% her choice to do that.

Has her personal judgment or moral code changed since then? Has she apologized for any of that?

She has nothing to apologize for. She is not responsible for other people's actions. Have you apologized for letting your fear keep schools closed longer than necessary and the subsequent academic and socioemotional fallout that is disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable students?

She’s responsible for her actions. She *chose* to work with these people. For years.

I know it enrages you, but Arlington Parents for Education is doing effective, informed advocacy in APS. It's not a black mark to be involved in founding it. You need to let go of the past. You were wrong. Move on.

I will give you that APE is better now than during the pandemic. But that is not relevant to this campaign as that shift took place AFTER Miranda left the leadership of the group. If anything that shift reflects poorly on her leadership. When she led APE, it was doing awful things. After she left, the new leaders decided to make a change. Good for them, but let's remember that Miranda was the leader back when APE was screaming and belittling teachers, pushing for fulltime in person school during surges and pre vaccines, pushing against safety measures saying they were not needed, saying teachers were lazy, wanting to order teachers back into unsafe schools or fire them, not caring about teacher health, the peddling of bad "science" that covid doesn't spread in schools, isn't worse than the flu, that HEPAs and outdoor lunch are not needed.

Thank god APS didn't listen to APE back then. We don't need Miranda in charge now.

Well said.

And this is why I'm going to have to vote for Angelo. His light record is better than Miranda's horrendous record. Angelo didn't lead a group that poisoned the atmosphere such that good candidates won't run (yes I'm looking at you, APE).

"Light record" is being very generous. There's a reason no one other than Goldstein is willing to publicly promote this clown.

Hasn’t he also fluffed or misrepresented his record. Fine if you hate Miranda, but Angelo isn’t any better. The Miranda haters need to own that.

He hasn’t fostered an anti-APS/anti-teacher environment in our community. There’s that.

There's like 10 or so deplorables in Arlington with this opinion of the Miranda haters. Many are well known commodities too, and not reflective of Arlington.

They did real damage to our community and continue to back her. Her nutjob "campaign manager" is on her donor list again this year.

What is the real damage? And how is it relevant today?

Dividing our community and pitting hostile parents against teachers (and other parents and APS staff). Staffing continues to be an issue.

Basically, if she was willing to stand by while people in her group were doing that then I don’t trust that she will stand up to do the right thing in the future. She’s untrustworthy.