hilariously tone deaf tweet by CM Robert White

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure you are, you're white privilege and upholding of systemic racism is much worse to me.

yes, it is white supremacy to say Black kids should have the same opportunity for education as rich white kids in private schools!!! totally racist.

if Ibrahim Kendi has taught us nothing else, it’s that “racist” is a label to apply to any policy with a disproportionate racial impact. ergo, WTU is racist.

Mhmmm whites quoting non whites doesn't make them not racist. And since Black and brown parents don't want IPL what do you want them to do?

You'll never be a true ally as long as you are supporting a system against minorities. All you care about is your precious snowflakes.

Well it's more complicated than you're making out.

If Black and brown parents don't want to send their kids to IPL they can do that. Other people (regardless of skin color) sending their kids to school IPL doesn't take away from some Black and brown kids staying home. I haven't seen anyone advocate for forcing everyone to go IPL. Forcing Black and Latino/a parents to do something they don't want does seem to be racist. But that's not happening.

But it's also true that distance learning is disproportionately hurting the educational progress of Black and Latino/a kids. The "system" at present (partial hybrid) is against Black and Latino/o kids in this manner. So supporting this system would seem to be the racist stance. In any other scenario, if presented with a system in which Black and brown kids were disproportionately hurt in relation to their white peers, the PP would call that a racist system.

Of course, now we've got the conundrum that (a disproportionate share of) Black and Latino/a parents are supporting a racist system, so that doesn't seem right.

well your last point just goes to show how silly Ibrahim Kendi’s arguments are. Not silly exactly, but not meant to be actual policy proposals.

fact is, we never truly let parents just chose their children’s education. school is complusory. arguably the racist part is the sudden change to making essential school decisions parent choice, when parents are not equipped to make the right choice. (and I say this as a white mom who probably mistakenly kept her child home, so.)

What? LOL. In person school, online academies, private school, homeschooling.

I'm very sorry, but no matter how much you whine, poor and nonwhite kids are not going to be frogmarched into buildings during a pandemic so your precious, entitled kids can be in person. And those parents will make their own choices, whether you think they are "equipped to make the right choice" or not.

Your privilege is showing and it's gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

Of course they advocate for teachers. So why would we let them run the school system with no oversight? Who’s looking out for the interests of the students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure you are, you're white privilege and upholding of systemic racism is much worse to me.

yes, it is white supremacy to say Black kids should have the same opportunity for education as rich white kids in private schools!!! totally racist.

if Ibrahim Kendi has taught us nothing else, it’s that “racist” is a label to apply to any policy with a disproportionate racial impact. ergo, WTU is racist.

Mhmmm whites quoting non whites doesn't make them not racist. And since Black and brown parents don't want IPL what do you want them to do?

You'll never be a true ally as long as you are supporting a system against minorities. All you care about is your precious snowflakes.

Well it's more complicated than you're making out.

If Black and brown parents don't want to send their kids to IPL they can do that. Other people (regardless of skin color) sending their kids to school IPL doesn't take away from some Black and brown kids staying home. I haven't seen anyone advocate for forcing everyone to go IPL. Forcing Black and Latino/a parents to do something they don't want does seem to be racist. But that's not happening.

But it's also true that distance learning is disproportionately hurting the educational progress of Black and Latino/a kids. The "system" at present (partial hybrid) is against Black and Latino/o kids in this manner. So supporting this system would seem to be the racist stance. In any other scenario, if presented with a system in which Black and brown kids were disproportionately hurt in relation to their white peers, the PP would call that a racist system.

Of course, now we've got the conundrum that (a disproportionate share of) Black and Latino/a parents are supporting a racist system, so that doesn't seem right.

well your last point just goes to show how silly Ibrahim Kendi’s arguments are. Not silly exactly, but not meant to be actual policy proposals.

fact is, we never truly let parents just chose their children’s education. school is complusory. arguably the racist part is the sudden change to making essential school decisions parent choice, when parents are not equipped to make the right choice. (and I say this as a white mom who probably mistakenly kept her child home, so.)

What? LOL. In person school, online academies, private school, homeschooling.

I'm very sorry, but no matter how much you whine, poor and nonwhite kids are not going to be frogmarched into buildings during a pandemic so your precious, entitled kids can be in person. And those parents will make their own choices, whether you think they are "equipped to make the right choice" or not.

Your privilege is showing and it's gross.

Yawn. Didn’t you get new talking points yet? We’ve all moved past this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

Of course they advocate for teachers. So why would we let them run the school system with no oversight? Who’s looking out for the interests of the students?

Well parents, for one. Also, the mayor and chancellor, who were ready to send kids back into schools without providing masks, school nurses, or HVAC checks. All things that WTU advocated for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

Of course they advocate for teachers. So why would we let them run the school system with no oversight? Who’s looking out for the interests of the students?

Well parents, for one. Also, the mayor and chancellor, who were ready to send kids back into schools without providing masks, school nurses, or HVAC checks. All things that WTU advocated for.

You must really have been locked down the last year if you think the mayor, the chancellor, the council or the WTU give a rat’s a$$ about what parents think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Sure you are, you're white privilege and upholding of systemic racism is much worse to me.

yes, it is white supremacy to say Black kids should have the same opportunity for education as rich white kids in private schools!!! totally racist.

if Ibrahim Kendi has taught us nothing else, it’s that “racist” is a label to apply to any policy with a disproportionate racial impact. ergo, WTU is racist.

Mhmmm whites quoting non whites doesn't make them not racist. And since Black and brown parents don't want IPL what do you want them to do?

You'll never be a true ally as long as you are supporting a system against minorities. All you care about is your precious snowflakes.

Well it's more complicated than you're making out.

If Black and brown parents don't want to send their kids to IPL they can do that. Other people (regardless of skin color) sending their kids to school IPL doesn't take away from some Black and brown kids staying home. I haven't seen anyone advocate for forcing everyone to go IPL. Forcing Black and Latino/a parents to do something they don't want does seem to be racist. But that's not happening.

But it's also true that distance learning is disproportionately hurting the educational progress of Black and Latino/a kids. The "system" at present (partial hybrid) is against Black and Latino/o kids in this manner. So supporting this system would seem to be the racist stance. In any other scenario, if presented with a system in which Black and brown kids were disproportionately hurt in relation to their white peers, the PP would call that a racist system.

Of course, now we've got the conundrum that (a disproportionate share of) Black and Latino/a parents are supporting a racist system, so that doesn't seem right.

well your last point just goes to show how silly Ibrahim Kendi’s arguments are. Not silly exactly, but not meant to be actual policy proposals.

fact is, we never truly let parents just chose their children’s education. school is complusory. arguably the racist part is the sudden change to making essential school decisions parent choice, when parents are not equipped to make the right choice. (and I say this as a white mom who probably mistakenly kept her child home, so.)

What? LOL. In person school, online academies, private school, homeschooling.

I'm very sorry, but no matter how much you whine, poor and nonwhite kids are not going to be frogmarched into buildings during a pandemic so your precious, entitled kids can be in person. And those parents will make their own choices, whether you think they are "equipped to make the right choice" or not.

Your privilege is showing and it's gross.

Excellent. All choices should be available. Some parents can choose in-person and some can choose DL. One group should not be able to control what the other group chooses. What’s your problem with that?

[Anonymous]

White's kids are very young. Tune back in a few years and they'll almost certainly have been quietly enrolled at GDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White's kids are very young. Tune back in a few years and they'll almost certainly have been quietly enrolled at GDS.

Lol. Seriously.

So disappointed in this guy, who I liked before. Sort of reminds me of my childless friends who post articles about keeping schools closed. I have noticed they’re quiet now though. The situation is clearly out of control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Excellent. All choices should be available. Some parents can choose in-person and some can choose DL. One group should not be able to control what the other group chooses. What’s your problem with that?

Arguably, five-day-a-week in-person with a teacher should be one of these choices, as hybrid also disproportionately keeps low-SES kids out of school (and in a worse learning setting, on average).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White's kids are very young. Tune back in a few years and they'll almost certainly have been quietly enrolled at GDS.

McDuffie (a GDS board member who has two kids there) will pull strings to get him in, probably.

It's insane that DC Council members get away with sending their kids to ludicrously expensive private schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

Of course they advocate for teachers. So why would we let them run the school system with no oversight? Who’s looking out for the interests of the students?

Exactly. It's clear that WTU is NOT looking out for students, so they shouldn't be on the SBOE. Plus there's a conflict of interest with being on the board that governs the school district where you're an employee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope, I’m not having this legislation. Kick the charter teachers off the SBOE too - I agree that part makes no sense. But regardless of the terrible way that the chancellor and mayor have handled reopening (which has indeed been bad) WTU has shown beyond a shadow of a doubt they DO NOT have the kids best interests in mind. They advocate only for themselves. You can say that’s the purpose of a union, which is fine, but they absolutely should not be allowed to run the schools with no oversight! Completely unacceptable.

The TU in WTU is for “teachers union”. Who would it advocate for if not teachers?

Of course they advocate for teachers. So why would we let them run the school system with no oversight? Who’s looking out for the interests of the students?

Exactly. It's clear that WTU is NOT looking out for students, so they shouldn't be on the SBOE. Plus there's a conflict of interest with being on the board that governs the school district where you're an employee.

agreed. I think having teachers as non-voting members would be ok. any board members who are parents should recuse from decisions specifically about their kids’ schools. this is pretty basic stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White's kids are very young. Tune back in a few years and they'll almost certainly have been quietly enrolled at GDS.

McDuffie (a GDS board member who has two kids there) will pull strings to get him in, probably.

It's insane that DC Council members get away with sending their kids to ludicrously expensive private schools.

There's no way on earth that White would put his daughters in Zoom school if they were school age this year. His wife works full time as an attorney.
If virtual school continues on (or if his kids were of age this year) they 100% would be in private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White's kids are very young. Tune back in a few years and they'll almost certainly have been quietly enrolled at GDS.

McDuffie (a GDS board member who has two kids there) will pull strings to get him in, probably.

It's insane that DC Council members get away with sending their kids to ludicrously expensive private schools.

Indeed it is. Where's the buy-in they are asking from us? Let's elect an actual DCPS or charter parent next time as a step forward.