APS black student singled out to play cotton picking game

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some nosey people, trying to dig into this family’s personal lives. People need to mind their business.

People were minding their business till they sued the school. People get interested when their tax dollars are involved.

And people who don't pay taxes, presumably like the PP you're responding to, have no idea how much of a drain they are on society.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some nosey people, trying to dig into this family’s personal lives. People need to mind their business.

People were minding their business till they sued the school. People get interested when their tax dollars are involved.

This. Most of us realize our privilege of being able to afford a private preschool and can appreciate a Mom wanting what's best for her family. At the same time its ok to call out abuse of a system when someone is taking advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some nosey people, trying to dig into this family’s personal lives. People need to mind their business.

When a family accuses the school of racism, disrupts learning and instruction for the whole class, and sues for $10m of our tax dollars, and has provided solid reason to suspect residency fraud, this family's personal life IS our business.

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

I hope you are right because this Arlington taxpayer could not be more fed up with this BS.

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Sad.

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Definitely a different vibe when a huge lawsuit is brought against a school district rather than a corporation with deep pockets.

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

I hope you are right because this Arlington taxpayer could not be more fed up with this BS.

Right? These people are making assumptions. There really is no proof that the boy lived out of county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some nosey people, trying to dig into this family’s personal lives. People need to mind their business.

People were minding their business till they sued the school. People get interested when their tax dollars are involved.

And people who don't pay taxes, presumably like the PP you're responding to, have no idea how much of a drain they are on society.

Omg stop. This is some BS elitism, which, coincidently, is a massive drain on society.

(And no I don’t think that the parent should get $ from APS)

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

I hope you are right because this Arlington taxpayer could not be more fed up with this BS.

Right? These people are making assumptions. There really is no proof that the boy lived out of county.

Really? When both parents have public traffic court documents that show their address as Maryland?

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

I hope you are right because this Arlington taxpayer could not be more fed up with this BS.

Right? These people are making assumptions. There really is no proof that the boy lived out of county.

Really? When both parents have public traffic court documents that show their address as Maryland?

He could be a person who is differently housed...

[Anonymous]

It seems like any claim of residency fraud could be easily put to rest via a public statement by either the family’s attorney or APS, unless the claims are so entirely without merit as to not warrant a response. They have a pretty famous attorney, accountable to the bar etc. - I assume a brief public statement would be taken at face value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems like any claim of residency fraud could be easily put to rest via a public statement by either the family’s attorney or APS, unless the claims are so entirely without merit as to not warrant a response. They have a pretty famous attorney, accountable to the bar etc. - I assume a brief public statement would be taken at face value.

Well they showed proof of residency when they enrolled the child. Write the attorney as a citizen and taxpayer of Arlington County and demand poof of residency if that’s not good enough for you.

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Anonymous wrote:May God give me (or better yet someone else) the strength to call out the BS on AEM right now.

There's no point arguing with a person who thinks it is hurtful to black children to make "snowmen" by pasting cotton balls onto construction paper

DP. I went back and re-read the post. I think the no cotton balls at school/chalk snowman poster was being sarcastic (she used a facepalm emoji). But I’m sure there are people in that group who think cotton should be banned from schools.

I remember when I first joined I tried to engage in rationale conversation and quickly one of the totally out there posters basically implied I was racist and told me I needed to listen to a podcast. That’s when I realized the entire group is an echo chamber of a few crazies who get off on making crazy allegations against anyone who has even a moderate difference in opinion.

Yeah, no. She was serious. Look at her other posts and likes on the thread. The facepalm was to indicate her shock that people in this day and age would use cotton balls even in an art project. That poster openly solicits Simone's approval and goes overboard trying to show how progressive and anti-racist she is.

+1000

She wasn't kidding about not using the cotton balls.

I don't agree with a ban on cotton balls but I can certainly see why a teacher would not want to go there.

Really? cotton bolls, maybe, but cotton balls wouldn't even cross my mind, and I have done plenty of anti-racist training and thinking.

I also think its ridiculous because there are plenty of kids at Gunston that have been through real trauma and are likely (inadvertently) exposed to triggers at school that would never occur to anyone to be sensitive about. There are kids who were smuggled into the US or came here on foot from El Salvador to escape drug gangs, there are kids who are refugees from civil wars in Sudan and Syria, there are kids in the foster system... They are certainly not thinking about complaining or suing the school because they played "capture the flag" or "dodge ball" in gym.

So much anti-racist training and still insensitive to the anti-Black racism systematically experienced by the descendants of black slaves in this country. SMH.
Typical white supremacist I guess.

How is this activity racist?

Using a common white supremacist tactic of deflection and attempted to minimize the racial injustice of this unfortunate situation.

I think you have overestimated the Arlington taxpayers’ tolerance for BS that costs them money and hurts their children.

The unfortunate truth is that this woman is a grifter, her credibility is now shot, and she has been ill advised her her counsel. If she gets out of this situation without a $20k per year bill she will be very fortunate. The law is clear. Non-residents need to pay up.

I hope you are right because this Arlington taxpayer could not be more fed up with this BS.

Right? These people are making assumptions. There really is no proof that the boy lived out of county.

Really? When both parents have public traffic court documents that show their address as Maryland?

He could be a person who is differently housed...

That is not the case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like any claim of residency fraud could be easily put to rest via a public statement by either the family’s attorney or APS, unless the claims are so entirely without merit as to not warrant a response. They have a pretty famous attorney, accountable to the bar etc. - I assume a brief public statement would be taken at face value.

Well they showed proof of residency when they enrolled the child. Write the attorney as a citizen and taxpayer of Arlington County and demand poof of residency if that’s not good enough for you.

They were required to submit proof again a few months ago because of the new HACP process. Should be very easy to check.