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Anonymous
| Any first hand reports? |
Anonymous
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no, but an administrator in the system told me he routinely receives "several" death threats or "you're going to hell" phone calls on his office line every day. Staff were told to avoid the area or their schools after about 3:00 yesterday because of the potential for unrest.
Saw a few snippets of the meeting last night and it was pretty insane. |
Anonymous
Sounds like a scary place to live if you're on the SB. I personally think parents internalized such rage during the pandemic that they're lashing out at any and everything related to the school board now that the 'emergency' is over and they're not just stuck watching their kids. |
Anonymous
| It's not just the school board. Principals are getting phone calls from people who don't even live in the state, over critical race theory. Which they don't teach. Because a bunch of crazies have watched Faux News and think that CRT is a thing in Loudoun. (spoiler: it isn't.) |
Anonymous
Then if it's not CRT, why are both sides so upset? I think you're wrong. |
Anonymous
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People may be confusing it with Culturally Responsive Teaching, which Loudoun DOES use, and which is NOT the same as Critical Race Theory, which unfortunately has the same initials.
The Fox news side is upset because they don't like being told that racism has shaped our institutions and that we should figure out how to remove that influence. The other side is upset because when we try to remove racism, bullying, anti-trans sentiment etc. from schools in order to make kids comfortable, racists and homophobes and transphobes WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SYSTEM start riots at school board meetings. |
Anonymous
The Right is upset because the usual suspects are whipping them into a frenzy. “The evil socialist government school wants to make your kids anti-white and turn them trans unless you keep watching my show!” The non-right is upset because they’re tired of dealing with the above. |
Anonymous
| This is a coordinated rightwing hit job by GOP operatives and media (Google Ian Prior and his coordination with Tucker Carlson on messaging back when Ian worked for Trump’s DOJ). This is all in an effort to see if the GOP can cut into the D margins in the suburbs. If it works for Loudoun (and Youngkin) in the fall, then you’ll surely see this get pushed nationwide for the midterms. It’s all so obvious obvious and predictable. |
Anonymous
So the loonys have found a pizzagate 2.0 is what you're saying? |
Anonymous
| Look at the example set by the office of the POTUS from 2016-2020. Look at what people we’re emboldened to do and basically got away with on January 6th. They see this behavior as acceptable and discourse is not an option. |
Anonymous
This! |
Anonymous
This started with the Tea Party nuts - who knows where it'll end |
Anonymous
Please enlighten us on the difference in the two teaching methods. As long as these people live in Loudon County, and pay their exorbitant property taxes to fund the schools, they have every right to speak out at school board meetings, whether or not they have kids in the public school system at the present time. |
Anonymous
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The point is that some of these folks don't even live in Loudoun, let alone have kids there. If they're so bothered by what happens there, they should probably consider moving to a nice red state like Florida. The housing is certainly cheaper.
As for the differences between the two, Google is your friend. As y'all like to say, "DO YOUR RESEARCH". (Hint: go beyond what Fox news is saying.) |
Anonymous
| The special needs mom’s statement brought tears to my eyes. |