Places to Sign Recall Petitions - Tholen/Omeish/Cohen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can people sign the omeish petition?

At any signing:
http://openfcpscoalition.org/events

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How can people sign the omeish petition?

At any signing:
http://openfcpscoalition.org/events

They've organized this so that individuals can collect signatures and turn them in for verification. That could be especially relevant for people wanting to collect recall signatures for Omeish, since most of the organized signing events seem to have been in Cohen's and Tholen's districts and there are a lot of people outside Springfield and Dranesville who want to see Omeish removed.

https://openfcpscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/How-to-circulate-a-petition-v.-3.pdf

Good to know at least Tholen will have to respond in court soon to the allegations.

[Anonymous]

^^^^

You can print out the signature collection forms and petitions from the website.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So do they now have enough signatures to at least trigger the recall process for Tholen? She is just as bad as Frisch.

I’ll see your Frisch and raise you a Meren. 💤

I would sign for Maren JUST BECAUSE she did not want kids in school all last year, BUT hired a private tutor and had a "pod" for her own child. (FCPS virtual learning was good enough for YOUR kids, but not HERS). She also swore school wasn't safe for kids but then let her own kid play travel soccer. OK for me, but not for thee!

I don’t care about any of that. Most families we know in the area had pods and most were a disaster. I don’t know how hers went. They were not a manic replacement for being in school. I didn’t want my kids in person for the majority of the year and they played soccer. Soccer is outside. School was inside. I’m not sure why so many people are upset over the pod. I didn’t hear anything positive about any pod. They were paid babysitters. Actual teachers refused to take any of these jobs.

The point is she was totally on Board with keeping schools closed because school wasn’t safe. But what FCPS was offering everyone wasn’t good enough for her kids! They needed a private teacher.
And if she genuinely believes school was unsafe, she should have been doing her part to lower community transmission and get schools open, which would preclude traveling around for kids soccer.

A lot of normal, non hysterical people don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s been proven over and over that outdoor activities are safe. Even sports. A person tutoring in a pod is not a private teacher. I didn’t hire one but my kids had private sports lessons and were in team sports since spring 2020. They started as soon as we found options. I believed it wasn’t safe to open schools until they did. I’m not sure why so many of you can see the difference in risk in being with the same small group inside or an outdoor large group vs. an indoor classroom of 10+ with public bathrooms. You hurt your own cause when you keep attacking her for only this reason. And I didn’t even originally vote for her.

I am a normal, non-hysterical person and yes I do indeed judge her for that *because she was a school board member*. Her job is to keep schools open so kids can learn. She was a huge part of the problem, didn't advocate for FCPS kids, and THEN, what FCPS offered everybody wasn't good enough for her little Larla--so she hired a private teacher. No PE? No worries, she can afford travel soccer! If she was just my neighbor, meh. It's because she was on the school board and kept schools closed AND THEN DID THOSE THINGS.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

I really doubt Vienna parents are going to participate in this. I saw that as one of them. Agree or disagree, I’m not signing anything where my name will be public against a parent in my community. Even if that parent is a SB member. Sorry but the Vienna Moms scare me a little bit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

I really doubt Vienna parents are going to participate in this. I saw that as one of them. Agree or disagree, I’m not signing anything where my name will be public against a parent in my community. Even if that parent is a SB member. Sorry but the Vienna Moms scare me a little bit.

…and that is why these recalls take so long and are so hard even for a few thousand signatures.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

I really doubt Vienna parents are going to participate in this. I saw that as one of them. Agree or disagree, I’m not signing anything where my name will be public against a parent in my community. Even if that parent is a SB member. Sorry but the Vienna Moms scare me a little bit.

It is a sad state of affairs when parents feel they cannot stand up for their kids out of fear of their neighbors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

I really doubt Vienna parents are going to participate in this. I saw that as one of them. Agree or disagree, I’m not signing anything where my name will be public against a parent in my community. Even if that parent is a SB member. Sorry but the Vienna Moms scare me a little bit.

It is a sad state of affairs when parents feel they cannot stand up for their kids out of fear of their neighbors.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Her position as a SB member who didn't fight for schools to open is what makes those choices so hypocritical.

+1.

It's interesting that Meren is now doubling down on social media by proclaiming the importance of young people experiencing "guilt" during their education (presumably, for the sins of their forebears).

It takes a special brand of cluelessness to encourage teachers to make students feel "guilt," while expressing no "shame" for her own conduct in paying for a private learning "pod" for her children while she kept schools shuttered for others.

She and Tholen are the two biggest hypocrites on the Board. Once Tholen's recall goes to court, recalling Meren should also be a priority.

You need a small army of people who live in her district to help, because those people must be the ones collecting signatures (they don't have to talk, but they have to be present).

I really doubt Vienna parents are going to participate in this. I saw that as one of them. Agree or disagree, I’m not signing anything where my name will be public against a parent in my community. Even if that parent is a SB member. Sorry but the Vienna Moms scare me a little bit.

It is a sad state of affairs when parents feel they cannot stand up for their kids out of fear of their neighbors.

What about FCPS employees too? I want to sign one of the petitions but there's no way that I am taking that risk. FCPS administration can be horribly ruthless...

[Anonymous]

To all of those organizing the Elaine Tholen recall petition - thank you.

When we get her to court, please post the date/time/location - I intend to be there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is the latest updates on the recall efforts?

The media are calling it an example of demographic anxiety.

Please stop - there is no such thing as the 'media' - they are all biased political mouth pieces - on all sides. Please specifically state which Democratic PR channel you are referring to.