APS School Board race

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

Is Erin's neighborhood school a S. Arlington high FARMs school too?

Erin's kids are all in APS right?

It's not a good look when you don't send your kids to your high FARMS high minority neighborhood school. Wonder how that will play in the election.

I don't disagree but it is not going to matter. Erin has some kids at an option school too.

Did Erin put her kids in an option school to avoid her neighborhood school that has brown kids in it?

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Anonymous wrote:Which candidate is pro-ventilation? That's all I need to know.

Unfortunately, none. One is potentially anti-ventilation, according to this thread.

Maybe the fitness guy will be better on health stuff in schools

He sits on SHAB according to his website. Maybe he is the ventilation guy?

He joined SHAB the same week he decided to run.

There is no ventilation guy (or gal), lol. And the 22 yr old has no connections to Arlington and doesn't give a shit about APS. He's one hop, skip and jump away from moving on to other pastures.

Agreed. I'm very tired of career politicians banking on easy wins in Arlington because we always vote Democratic. They are beholden to donors and businesses.

If you want someone who isn't beholden to anyone, then it looks like Erin is the only one. Miranda is beholden to her supporters in APE, some of whom are not even Dems. Angelo is beholden to the Dems.

you're such a clown. Angel is not "beholden to the Dems." He will please any donor that can continue his political career. Please learn the difference. I also didn't say I wanted a candidate is is not beholden to anyone. They ought favor causes and community groups that are meaningful to them. That is the point of grassroots politics. Please stop making everything about APE. Your are dominating this thread.

aah ok, so you're no ok with a candidate who is beholden to the Dems but you're cool with a candidate who is beholden to APE with its leaders who work for Kock funded orgs, and a policy not to disclose donors. Got it.

It's interesting how you keep trying to draw a line that doesn't exist from Koch to Miranda Turner. Is that seriously all you have on her?

I read the thread on AEM, did you?

The synopsis is that a mid-level guy at a think tank at a local university that receives funding from the Koch brothers also worked on APE, yes? Super compelling stuff.

Well he's a founder of APE so a little more than just worked on APE.

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

Is Erin's neighborhood school a S. Arlington high FARMs school too?

Erin's kids are all in APS right?

It's not a good look when you don't send your kids to your high FARMS high minority neighborhood school. Wonder how that will play in the election.

I don't disagree but it is not going to matter. Erin has some kids at an option school too.

Did Erin put her kids in an option school to avoid her neighborhood school that has brown kids in it?



Lol. If Erin lives in Cherrydale her children's neighborhood school is either Glebe or ASFS. Key has more brown kids.

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Omg. People. Learn how to properly quote posts. It’s not that hard.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too bad Maggie Slye is not running. A former teacher would have been good right now.

What would be ideal group?

former teacher
parent
recent student
education policy experience
business experience

Sandy Munnell ran as a former APS teacher a few years back. She should run again.

Sandy was not polished when she ran last time and stumbled a lot. But oh I wish she was a candidate now.

After her post-campaign comments on AEM I’m glad she wasn’t elected.

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Anonymous wrote:Which candidate is pro-ventilation? That's all I need to know.

Unfortunately, none. One is potentially anti-ventilation, according to this thread.

Maybe the fitness guy will be better on health stuff in schools

He sits on SHAB according to his website. Maybe he is the ventilation guy?

He joined SHAB the same week he decided to run.

There is no ventilation guy (or gal), lol. And the 22 yr old has no connections to Arlington and doesn't give a shit about APS. He's one hop, skip and jump away from moving on to other pastures.

Agreed. I'm very tired of career politicians banking on easy wins in Arlington because we always vote Democratic. They are beholden to donors and businesses.

If you want someone who isn't beholden to anyone, then it looks like Erin is the only one. Miranda is beholden to her supporters in APE, some of whom are not even Dems. Angelo is beholden to the Dems.

you're such a clown. Angel is not "beholden to the Dems." He will please any donor that can continue his political career. Please learn the difference. I also didn't say I wanted a candidate is is not beholden to anyone. They ought favor causes and community groups that are meaningful to them. That is the point of grassroots politics. Please stop making everything about APE. Your are dominating this thread.

aah ok, so you're no ok with a candidate who is beholden to the Dems but you're cool with a candidate who is beholden to APE with its leaders who work for Kock funded orgs, and a policy not to disclose donors. Got it.

It's interesting how you keep trying to draw a line that doesn't exist from Koch to Miranda Turner. Is that seriously all you have on her?

Bottom Line: People are going to vote for Erin because she's not Miranda/APE. Even though their platforms are interchangeable. And nobody knows anything about Erin except those at Key.

Oh, plenty of us remember how the segment of Key parents led by Erin acted a few years ago and it wasn't good.

It’s crazy how ugly some parents can get.

The bullying during the pandemic was next level.

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

Is Erin's neighborhood school a S. Arlington high FARMs school too?

Erin's kids are all in APS right?

It's not a good look when you don't send your kids to your high FARMS high minority neighborhood school. Wonder how that will play in the election.

I don't disagree but it is not going to matter. Erin has some kids at an option school too.

Did Erin put her kids in an option school to avoid her neighborhood school that has brown kids in it?

Lol. If Erin lives in Cherrydale her children's neighborhood school is either Glebe or ASFS. Key has more brown kids.

Or Taylor ES, which also serves Cherrydale.

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Anonymous wrote:Which candidate is pro-ventilation? That's all I need to know.

Unfortunately, none. One is potentially anti-ventilation, according to this thread.

Maybe the fitness guy will be better on health stuff in schools

He sits on SHAB according to his website. Maybe he is the ventilation guy?

He joined SHAB the same week he decided to run.

There is no ventilation guy (or gal), lol. And the 22 yr old has no connections to Arlington and doesn't give a shit about APS. He's one hop, skip and jump away from moving on to other pastures.

Agreed. I'm very tired of career politicians banking on easy wins in Arlington because we always vote Democratic. They are beholden to donors and businesses.

If you want someone who isn't beholden to anyone, then it looks like Erin is the only one. Miranda is beholden to her supporters in APE, some of whom are not even Dems. Angelo is beholden to the Dems.

you're such a clown. Angel is not "beholden to the Dems." He will please any donor that can continue his political career. Please learn the difference. I also didn't say I wanted a candidate is is not beholden to anyone. They ought favor causes and community groups that are meaningful to them. That is the point of grassroots politics. Please stop making everything about APE. Your are dominating this thread.

aah ok, so you're no ok with a candidate who is beholden to the Dems but you're cool with a candidate who is beholden to APE with its leaders who work for Kock funded orgs, and a policy not to disclose donors. Got it.

It's interesting how you keep trying to draw a line that doesn't exist from Koch to Miranda Turner. Is that seriously all you have on her?

Bottom Line: People are going to vote for Erin because she's not Miranda/APE. Even though their platforms are interchangeable. And nobody knows anything about Erin except those at Key.

Oh, plenty of us remember how the segment of Key parents led by Erin acted a few years ago and it wasn't good.

It’s crazy how ugly some parents can get.

The bullying during the pandemic was next level.

Anonymous parents are the worst!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s too bad Maggie Slye is not running. A former teacher would have been good right now.

What would be ideal group?

former teacher
parent
recent student
education policy experience
business experience

Sandy Munnell ran as a former APS teacher a few years back. She should run again.

Sandy was not polished when she ran last time and stumbled a lot. But oh I wish she was a candidate now.

After her post-campaign comments on AEM I’m glad she wasn’t elected.

+1

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

To be fair, it is possible they were in Montessori to begin with, which was co-located at Drew, and then moved to its current location.

She is living in Green Valley, and mentions her mom as a graduate of Kenmore and Wakefield... so...doesn't sound like the family was fleeing high FARMS environments and any point in time.

Montessori was very separate from Drew when they were in the same building. Very different population. Miranda may live in Green Valley but she didn't put her kids in the neighborhood school with the brown kids in Green Valley. I wonder why not.

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

It looks like she's running for office to presumably do that + finding time to organize and attend community forums on kids' mental health crisis + her focus on learning loss. In the meantime, you're wasting time with us on an anonymous forum. Sorry you can't send your kid to private school. Too many parents of SWDs are in the same boat.

Symone Walker gloats about her child's private school experience. It's not a disqualifier. But Miranda's bringing that child back for middle school, so it's irrelevant.

Is it irrelevant? People made a big deal of SW's kid in private. Why isn't it relevant for Miranda? Not all of us can just skip in and out of private.

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

To be fair, it is possible they were in Montessori to begin with, which was co-located at Drew, and then moved to its current location.

She is living in Green Valley, and mentions her mom as a graduate of Kenmore and Wakefield... so...doesn't sound like the family was fleeing high FARMS environments and any point in time.

Montessori was very separate from Drew when they were in the same building. Very different population. Miranda may live in Green Valley but she didn't put her kids in the neighborhood school with the brown kids in Green Valley. I wonder why not.

I don't even like Miranda and you're making something out of nothing. Maybe her kids just excel better in a Montessori program? Just like Erin decided that her kids should learn Spanish instead of going to their neighborhood school. That's what options programs are for.

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

Have you already forgotten how terrible virtual learning was? Because it was bad.

No I didn't forget. I just didn't have her privilege to yank my kid.

So you're saying you would have if it was an option.

You're missing the point. I would like my school board members to be as invested as I am and to live under the same conditions I do, and most public school parents do. She has immense privilege to be able to pull her kid and go to private whenever she doesn't like something. The rest of us have to deal with the consequences of her action, but she does not.

Kind of like Youngkin with kids in private but does all sorts of cray cray stuff to public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Which candidate is pro-ventilation? That's all I need to know.

Unfortunately, none. One is potentially anti-ventilation, according to this thread.

Maybe the fitness guy will be better on health stuff in schools

He sits on SHAB according to his website. Maybe he is the ventilation guy?

He joined SHAB the same week he decided to run.

There is no ventilation guy (or gal), lol. And the 22 yr old has no connections to Arlington and doesn't give a shit about APS. He's one hop, skip and jump away from moving on to other pastures.

Agreed. I'm very tired of career politicians banking on easy wins in Arlington because we always vote Democratic. They are beholden to donors and businesses.

If you want someone who isn't beholden to anyone, then it looks like Erin is the only one. Miranda is beholden to her supporters in APE, some of whom are not even Dems. Angelo is beholden to the Dems.

you're such a clown. Angel is not "beholden to the Dems." He will please any donor that can continue his political career. Please learn the difference. I also didn't say I wanted a candidate is is not beholden to anyone. They ought favor causes and community groups that are meaningful to them. That is the point of grassroots politics. Please stop making everything about APE. Your are dominating this thread.

aah ok, so you're no ok with a candidate who is beholden to the Dems but you're cool with a candidate who is beholden to APE with its leaders who work for Kock funded orgs, and a policy not to disclose donors. Got it.

It's interesting how you keep trying to draw a line that doesn't exist from Koch to Miranda Turner. Is that seriously all you have on her?

Bottom Line: People are going to vote for Erin because she's not Miranda/APE. Even though their platforms are interchangeable. And nobody knows anything about Erin except those at Key.

Oh, plenty of us remember how the segment of Key parents led by Erin acted a few years ago and it wasn't good.

It’s crazy how ugly some parents can get.

The bullying during the pandemic was next level.

Anonymous parents are the worst!

The worst was the screaming during school board meeting and seeing your friends on FB totally lose it on other people.

[Anonymous]

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I wish I had the privilege to just pull my kids out of APS and go to private school like Miranda does.

Well that sounds bitter. She has 3 kids and 2 are in APS. And the kid in private apparently coming back to APS. You have no idea why one is in private or how they are managing it. Even one of our current SB members has or had kids in private school. Loads of APS families have one kid in private and others in APS. Most common for parents of SWDS. Focus on how to make APS better for all kids rather than worrying about what other families do.

This is a privilege that most parents do not have. I have a child with severe special needs and I can't afford to pull them out of APS. Even if I could, I'm not sure a private school would take them.

Why didn't she keep her kid in public and focus on making APS better for all kids, as you say? This would include mine.

And for that matter, I also find it interesting that she didn't keep her kids in Drew but decamped for Montessori.

Have you already forgotten how terrible virtual learning was? Because it was bad.

No I didn't forget. I just didn't have her privilege to yank my kid.

So you're saying you would have if it was an option.

You're missing the point. I would like my school board members to be as invested as I am and to live under the same conditions I do, and most public school parents do. She has immense privilege to be able to pull her kid and go to private whenever she doesn't like something. The rest of us have to deal with the consequences of her action, but she does not.

Kind of like Youngkin with kids in private but does all sorts of cray cray stuff to public schools.

no school board members 'live under the same conditions' as most public school parents. In order to be a school board member you basically have to be a stay at home parent or have an extremely flexible job with very reduced hours- I don't know how Miranda is going to pull the job off. This is pretty rare in APS.