!!!CALL TO ACTION!!! SB1303 (mandatory in-person school option)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

I support the general idea of this bill, but I can't really see this being added to in a substantial way now that it is out of committee. This is just a slapdash reactionary bill--- not good legislating on the part of those who are the sponsors (Peterson). As it is written, it is reckless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

If only those we elected to sit on the school board cared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

If only those we elected to sit on the school board cared.

I'll be a one-issue voter this June And November, unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I looked up the bill and it’s very simple: just says students must have an in-person option (always, I presume). So the idea is that schools can never physically close no matter what?

That actually sounds very dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Here’s what you really need to ask for - prioritizing schools means that other things must come behind schools. - restaurants, churches, gyms, etc. Tell them that those other things must be closed and it’s the schools must be open. The Supreme Court already made that not a possibility by their ruling on churches.

And we still are doing terribly with vaccines, especially in this area. Arlington still can’t figure out how to get vaccines for the 1b/c population; they’re still trying to get the 75+. I’m not sending my unvaccinated teenager back to block scheduled, non-cohorted schools to bring home covid to his non vaccinated older parents with health issues. I’m thrilled that the teachers are vaccinated, but we still have terrible measures to stop community spread, so just crying “think of the children” is silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SB1303, which mandates an in-person school option, passed the Education Committee in the Senate on 1/28 (YAY!). But it still has a ways to go to become law. WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

The bill will go before the full VA Senate next week (wk of 2/1). Please contact your VA State Senator right away and share your opinion!
You can find his/her contact info here: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/

If it passes the full senate vote, then it will go before the House of Delegates the week after (wk of 2/8). Please contact your VA Delegate and share your opinion!
You can find his/her contact info here: https://whosmy.virginiageneralassembly.gov/

If it passes the House of Delegates, then it will go before Governor Northam. Please contact Governor Northam and share your opinion! You can do that here: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/constituent-services/communicating-with-the-governors-office/


I know there are tentative plans to bring kids back into the classroom in March, but we can’t rely on that given the teachers unions’ bully pulpit, especially w/r/t next school year. There needs to be someone/something that PUTS OUR CHILDREN FIRST!

LOL. You're delusional.

You'd be better served to spend the time you're wasting on this doomed idiocy on actually helping your kids with their distance learning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

I support the general idea of this bill, but I can't really see this being added to in a substantial way now that it is out of committee. This is just a slapdash reactionary bill--- not good legislating on the part of those who are the sponsors (Peterson). As it is written, it is reckless.

That's what happens when you come across something obstructionist. If the various school boards had been more reasonable, then the resulting counterforce would have been more reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope you are all emailing Marsden. He sent a very stupid reply back to me last week and didn't reply to my follow up Q. Basically he doesn't want schools open until teachers and kids are vaccinated. I asked, when exactly do you think schools should open, because there's no vaccine for kids yet? and he never replied...

I contacted him about another less controversial issue once and his reply was very stupid as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

If only those we elected to sit on the school board cared.

I'll be a one-issue voter this June And November, unfortunately.

Same. The children deserve a decent education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

If only those we elected to sit on the school board cared.

I'll be a one-issue voter this June And November, unfortunately.

We’re stuck with this SB for another 2 years!!

Make sure you remember in 2023.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"No school = No paycheck!"

"Support Senator Dunnavant!"

"FEA's Kimberly Adams is the devil!"

Thanks, Republicans, but no... you understand that the Dems control Virginia and you won't affect their votes, right??

Move to Texas if it's that important to you. Ugh.

I'm a Democrat and have been LOUD AND CLEAR I support this bill and I know more people like me that aren't like me. I've not only emails, but I've called twice about this.

Newsflash! Democrats care about equality and education too!

If only those we elected to sit on the school board cared.

I'll be a one-issue voter this June And November, unfortunately.

We’re stuck with this SB for another 2 years!!

Make sure you remember in 2023.

There are recall petitions circulating for Tholen (Dranesville), Cohen (Springfield), and Omeish (At-Large). At least one might get enough signatures to make it to court this spring.

[Anonymous]

FWIW, Delegate Bulova gave a very non-committal answer when asked about Chap's amendment (and I assume SB 1303) at his town hall today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, Delegate Bulova gave a very non-committal answer when asked about Chap's amendment (and I assume SB 1303) at his town hall today.

They need to go on the record on their position on When exactly they think schools need to open or should open. It’s literally one of the most important issues right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, Delegate Bulova gave a very non-committal answer when asked about Chap's amendment (and I assume SB 1303) at his town hall today.

They need to go on the record on their position on When exactly they think schools need to open or should open. It’s literally one of the most important issues right now.

I am assuming anyone NOT going on the record is a no.

If Bulova is your delegate, you need to contact him.

[Anonymous]

Marsden is a very dim bulb. He has grown children so he doesn’t give AF. At least Chap has kids in FCPS so he knows how terrible it is.