Loudoun County School Board meeting descends into absolute chaos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

DP. We were able to see classes this past year. We could watch our kids' virtual classes and what was taught. And yes, there were some trial classes where the teaching was that White people are oppressors and colonizers.

Teachers may not intend to divide the students against each other. But that's the effect.

I’m very curious about the context for this. Care to share?

What they saw was probably just a run of the mill history class that covered factual evidence about how white people (especially rich white males) have, in fact, used their systemic power to oppress others in order to preserve their own positional wealth and privilege. It’s not a secret that this happened and any child reading a thorough American history book will see the pattern for themselves.

Personally, I find it insulting that instead of wanting our children to have a thorough understanding of our history (good bad and otherwise), some people are willing to literally demand censorship. Our kids are not dumb. They also have access to the internet. They’re going to figure it out at some point regardless of what they learn in school.

[Anonymous]

These morons are protesting being censored, while at the same time demanding their sensor the curriculum? Ha, got it.

[Anonymous]

^^demanding the censorship of the curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ the controversy is CRT + the violent books taught + parents groups compiling a “hit list” of any parent who resists teaching CRT.

Hahahhhahhaaaghahahgah oh god you people are funny.

You actually think this is funny?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wealthy-loudoun-county-virginia-parents-face-threats-battle-over-equity-n1269162

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ the controversy is CRT + the violent books taught + parents groups compiling a “hit list” of any parent who resists teaching CRT.

Hahahhhahhaaaghahahgah oh god you people are funny.

You actually think this is funny?

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wealthy-loudoun-county-virginia-parents-face-threats-battle-over-equity-n1269162

Doesn't seem they are that afraid to speak up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP. We were able to see classes this past year. We could watch our kids' virtual classes and what was taught. And yes, there were some trial classes where the teaching was that White people are oppressors and colonizers.

Teachers may not intend to divide the students against each other. But that's the effect.

I’m very curious about the context for this. Care to share?

What they saw was probably just a run of the mill history class that covered factual evidence about how white people (especially rich white males) have, in fact, used their systemic power to oppress others in order to preserve their own positional wealth and privilege. It’s not a secret that this happened and any child reading a thorough American history book will see the pattern for themselves.

Personally, I find it insulting that instead of wanting our children to have a thorough understanding of our history (good bad and otherwise), some people are willing to literally demand censorship. Our kids are not dumb. They also have access to the internet. They’re going to figure it out at some point regardless of what they learn in school.

Yes, our kids already figured it out, censorship or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These morons are protesting being censored, while at the same time demanding their sensor the curriculum? Ha, got it.

You bet they are. As is their right to question what their children are being taught.
Regardless of what you believe...... schools and teachers are NOT the parents of these kids. Parents have every right to prevent the schools from teaching their kids questionable or controversial content. And, that is what is happening here.
They may claim that "CRT" is not being taught, but when the teachers are attending workshops and training on the tenets of CRT and expected to implement these tenets in their teaching, they ARE teaching CRT. And, the dirty little secret is that once the classroom door is closed, a teacher can implement that training in ways that are inappropriate. The backlash has occurred because parents have seen some of this content because of the pandemic and the online classes their kids were forced to take. IMO, this has been a good outcome of the pandemic.

And, this meeting was scheduled to be open to public comment until 7:00 pm, but at around 5:30, they shut it down and declared it an unlawful assembly. All because the school board did not like what they were hearing. So, in reality, it was the school board and superintendent who were censoring the parents.

[Anonymous]

^school board didn't shut it down because they didn't like what they were hearing. They shut it down because some of the parents were becoming unruly, belligerent, and they probably felt threatened. Can't blame them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

DP. We were able to see classes this past year. We could watch our kids' virtual classes and what was taught. And yes, there were some trial classes where the teaching was that White people are oppressors and colonizers.

Teachers may not intend to divide the students against each other. But that's the effect.

I’m very curious about the context for this. Care to share?

What they saw was probably just a run of the mill history class that covered factual evidence about how white people (especially rich white males) have, in fact, used their systemic power to oppress others in order to preserve their own positional wealth and privilege. It’s not a secret that this happened and any child reading a thorough American history book will see the pattern for themselves.

Personally, I find it insulting that instead of wanting our children to have a thorough understanding of our history (good bad and otherwise), some people are willing to literally demand censorship. Our kids are not dumb. They also have access to the internet. They’re going to figure it out at some point regardless of what they learn in school.

It’s the framing of history almost exclusively through a racial lens biased against Whites that is unacceptable, unless accompanied by information also pointing out how other societies have also protected the interests of those in other dominant racial and ethnic groups. Critical pedagogy as being implemented now is largely about demonizing White and “White-adjacent” groups for the not-so-subtle purpose of stripping Whites and Asians of power and financial resources. That’s not history; it’s politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These morons are protesting being censored, while at the same time demanding their sensor the curriculum? Ha, got it.

You bet they are. As is their right to question what their children are being taught.
Regardless of what you believe...... schools and teachers are NOT the parents of these kids. Parents have every right to prevent the schools from teaching their kids questionable or controversial content. And, that is what is happening here.
They may claim that "CRT" is not being taught, but when the teachers are attending workshops and training on the tenets of CRT and expected to implement these tenets in their teaching, they ARE teaching CRT. And, the dirty little secret is that once the classroom door is closed, a teacher can implement that training in ways that are inappropriate. The backlash has occurred because parents have seen some of this content because of the pandemic and the online classes their kids were forced to take. IMO, this has been a good outcome of the pandemic.

And, this meeting was scheduled to be open to public comment until 7:00 pm, but at around 5:30, they shut it down and declared it an unlawful assembly. All because the school board did not like what they were hearing. So, in reality, it was the school board and superintendent who were censoring the parents.

You can send your kid to a private if you don't like what the public school is teaching. Where did you get the idea that parents can dictate what public schools teach their kids?

[Anonymous]

They moved out there to get as much southern heritage as they could find within the extended DC area and are surprised when they have to confront facts? Yup, checks out. Maybe these snowflakes can spend a couple of nights in jail to broaden their horizons.

As for schools, the rest of the south has figured this out by creating all-white privates so the oneamerica crowd doesn't have to listen to actual history.

[Anonymous]

Wow I didn’t realize that Loudoun county was so racist! Reminds me of a town hall in a flyover state when Obama was president.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These morons are protesting being censored, while at the same time demanding their sensor the curriculum? Ha, got it.

You bet they are. As is their right to question what their children are being taught.
Regardless of what you believe...... schools and teachers are NOT the parents of these kids. Parents have every right to prevent the schools from teaching their kids questionable or controversial content. And, that is what is happening here.
They may claim that "CRT" is not being taught, but when the teachers are attending workshops and training on the tenets of CRT and expected to implement these tenets in their teaching, they ARE teaching CRT. And, the dirty little secret is that once the classroom door is closed, a teacher can implement that training in ways that are inappropriate. The backlash has occurred because parents have seen some of this content because of the pandemic and the online classes their kids were forced to take. IMO, this has been a good outcome of the pandemic.

And, this meeting was scheduled to be open to public comment until 7:00 pm, but at around 5:30, they shut it down and declared it an unlawful assembly. All because the school board did not like what they were hearing. So, in reality, it was the school board and superintendent who were censoring the parents.

You can send your kid to a private if you don't like what the public school is teaching. Where did you get the idea that parents can dictate what public schools teach their kids?

If I pay taxes, I have every right to send my kids to public school. And, as a parent, I have every right to object to what they are teaching.
When more and more people object to what is being taught, perhaps the problem is with the curriculum and not the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow I didn’t realize that Loudoun county was so racist! Reminds me of a town hall in a flyover state when Obama was president.

What exactly is racist about what these parents are saying? Please be specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^school board didn't shut it down because they didn't like what they were hearing. They shut it down because some of the parents were becoming unruly, belligerent, and they probably felt threatened. Can't blame them.

+1
I don’t understand why some don’t see this. Question the board. Share your opinion. Don’t shout down others, disrupt and delay. The behaviors were out of control and the meeting had to be halted because of it.