MCPS BoE Gets Hands Slapped for Violating Open Meetings Act

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

No, they didn't. No, it didn't.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

No, they didn't. No, it didn't.

And there is the video that the Parents' Coalition made public

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB-iOuryevg

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

Please explain how an open meeting act complaint is filed with “bitterness” and how one is filed without “bitterness”?

Exactly how much are you being paid to point fingers away from the boe every time they break the law?

Why should students stay in class and graduate when the adults running the school system don’t follow any rules? They show students that they too can grow up, work for MCPS, embezzle $1.5M and retire with a pension.

The open meeting act complaint isn't filled with bitterness, but the Parent Coalition and its ringleader in particular are/is. I am not pointing away from the BOE that is breaking the law, but honestly, in that case, I don't care. And, I will turn that back to you Janis, why do you continually finger-point at MCPS? Why not spend that energy helping improve MCPS? Surely you don't think embarrassing them nonstop helps in any way.

I am a parent, PTA member, and try to help our schools and our community, and include MCPS as part of that community. What have you done other than try to embarrass the school system?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Kao6IXJd&id=220397821E22A8BAA74E49A51D65D695C404F1BE&thid=OIP.Kao6IXJdNl6YHYGWcIVwTAHaF-&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-uf85ls56-d8%2fVNDOxJ3Zp1I%2fAAAAAAAAFus%2flwZl_Kjhirc%2fs1600%2fleave%252Bor%252Bget%252Bcanned.JPG&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.29aa3a21725d365e981d81967085704c%3frik%3dvvEExJXWZR2lSQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=484&expw=599&q=examiner+jerry+weast+leave+or+get+canned&simid=608050018213904509&FORM=IRPRST&ck=5EA40B3F376D8CE263CFE45091FDC4F0&selectedIndex=25&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Kao6IXJd&id=220397821E22A8BAA74E49A51D65D695C404F1BE&thid=OIP.Kao6IXJdNl6YHYGWcIVwTAHaF-&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-uf85ls56-d8%2fVNDOxJ3Zp1I%2fAAAAAAAAFus%2flwZl_Kjhirc%2fs1600%2fleave%252Bor%252Bget%252Bcanned.JPG&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.29aa3a21725d365e981d81967085704c%3frik%3dvvEExJXWZR2lSQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=484&expw=599&q=examiner+jerry+weast+leave+or+get+canned&simid=608050018213904509&FORM=IRPRST&ck=5EA40B3F376D8CE263CFE45091FDC4F0&selectedIndex=25&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

Guess he was canned.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Kao6IXJd&id=220397821E22A8BAA74E49A51D65D695C404F1BE&thid=OIP.Kao6IXJdNl6YHYGWcIVwTAHaF-&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-uf85ls56-d8%2fVNDOxJ3Zp1I%2fAAAAAAAAFus%2flwZl_Kjhirc%2fs1600%2fleave%252Bor%252Bget%252Bcanned.JPG&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.29aa3a21725d365e981d81967085704c%3frik%3dvvEExJXWZR2lSQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=484&expw=599&q=examiner+jerry+weast+leave+or+get+canned&simid=608050018213904509&FORM=IRPRST&ck=5EA40B3F376D8CE263CFE45091FDC4F0&selectedIndex=25&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

Guess he was canned.

Might as well cite the Daily Mail.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Kao6IXJd&id=220397821E22A8BAA74E49A51D65D695C404F1BE&thid=OIP.Kao6IXJdNl6YHYGWcIVwTAHaF-&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-uf85ls56-d8%2fVNDOxJ3Zp1I%2fAAAAAAAAFus%2flwZl_Kjhirc%2fs1600%2fleave%252Bor%252Bget%252Bcanned.JPG&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.29aa3a21725d365e981d81967085704c%3frik%3dvvEExJXWZR2lSQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=484&expw=599&q=examiner+jerry+weast+leave+or+get+canned&simid=608050018213904509&FORM=IRPRST&ck=5EA40B3F376D8CE263CFE45091FDC4F0&selectedIndex=25&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

Guess he was canned.

Might as well cite the Daily Mail.

"If you asked the sentiment today, I'd say it's probably six to one," said board member Mike Durso. By indication from Durso and his colleagues, only President Pat O'Neill would vote to renew Weast's contract for a fourth term.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

Please explain how an open meeting act complaint is filed with “bitterness” and how one is filed without “bitterness”?

Exactly how much are you being paid to point fingers away from the boe every time they break the law?

Why should students stay in class and graduate when the adults running the school system don’t follow any rules? They show students that they too can grow up, work for MCPS, embezzle $1.5M and retire with a pension.

The open meeting act complaint isn't filled with bitterness, but the Parent Coalition and its ringleader in particular are/is. I am not pointing away from the BOE that is breaking the law, but honestly, in that case, I don't care. And, I will turn that back to you Janis, why do you continually finger-point at MCPS? Why not spend that energy helping improve MCPS? Surely you don't think embarrassing them nonstop helps in any way.

I am a parent, PTA member, and try to help our schools and our community, and include MCPS as part of that community. What have you done other than try to embarrass the school system?

+1 million

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

+1. Has anyone from the coalition ever run for a seat on the BOE themselves?

At least one person did, in 2010, but they didn't win.
https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/36loc/mo/elect/primary/mo2010p.html#education

But they got rid of Jerry Weast.

No, they didn't.

They [singular they] sure did hate him, though - just like they hated the next one (Damn You Joshua Starr), and the next one (Jack Smith), and the next one (Monifa McKnight). And Larry Bowers too, if you count him.

They did. They exposed the Pearson trip to Australia that Weast and his wife took after Weast turned over MCPS curriculum to Pearson. Weast's Pearson trip got him canned.

The Parents' Coalition didn't force Weast to take a gift from a no-bid vendor. He did that all on his own. His actions got him canned.

He wasn't "canned," he retired.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/PRESS/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=2812&type=archive&startYear=2010&pageNumber=9&mode=

And they had a big "community celebration" honoring him:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mainstory/story/175573/Dr.-Weast-Retirement/

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Kao6IXJd&id=220397821E22A8BAA74E49A51D65D695C404F1BE&thid=OIP.Kao6IXJdNl6YHYGWcIVwTAHaF-&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-uf85ls56-d8%2fVNDOxJ3Zp1I%2fAAAAAAAAFus%2flwZl_Kjhirc%2fs1600%2fleave%252Bor%252Bget%252Bcanned.JPG&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.29aa3a21725d365e981d81967085704c%3frik%3dvvEExJXWZR2lSQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=484&expw=599&q=examiner+jerry+weast+leave+or+get+canned&simid=608050018213904509&FORM=IRPRST&ck=5EA40B3F376D8CE263CFE45091FDC4F0&selectedIndex=25&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

Guess he was canned.

Might as well cite the Daily Mail.

"If you asked the sentiment today, I'd say it's probably six to one," said board member Mike Durso. By indication from Durso and his colleagues, only President Pat O'Neill would vote to renew Weast's contract for a fourth term.

Even your article from the Washington Examiner , that you cited, doesn't say one word about Pearson. The BoE was crabby because Weast acted like the emperor of MCPS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem is anything Janis/Parent Coalition touches is tainted. The bitterness, the anger is so unfortunate. Wish she would put that energy toward improving the school system, rather than pointing fingers

Please explain how an open meeting act complaint is filed with “bitterness” and how one is filed without “bitterness”?

Exactly how much are you being paid to point fingers away from the boe every time they break the law?

Why should students stay in class and graduate when the adults running the school system don’t follow any rules? They show students that they too can grow up, work for MCPS, embezzle $1.5M and retire with a pension.

The open meeting act complaint isn't filled with bitterness, but the Parent Coalition and its ringleader in particular are/is. I am not pointing away from the BOE that is breaking the law, but honestly, in that case, I don't care. And, I will turn that back to you Janis, why do you continually finger-point at MCPS? Why not spend that energy helping improve MCPS? Surely you don't think embarrassing them nonstop helps in any way.

I am a parent, PTA member, and try to help our schools and our community, and include MCPS as part of that community. What have you done other than try to embarrass the school system?

DP. The fact that you don't care the BOA is breaking the law is the problem.

It's parents like you that are part of the problem.

I don't think anyone is trying to embarrass the hard-working and honest teachers and staff. However, the school needs to clean house. Only then will it earn respect.