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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A small minority of FCCPS parents wanted to keep the post-Labor Day, and they came to the School Board to argue that for the later start to protect their European and OBX vacations. Seriously. The School Board at the time actually said that wasn't a good enough reason and that kids needed the extra time before Labor Day to prepare for the AP, IB, and SOL exams. It was actually an equity issue and the reaction of some parents showed that while they may like to talk about equity and their "liberal values," when the SB takes real action to promote equity, and it cuts into their vacation plans, they're not interested.

To get back to the candidates, I'm voting for Silverman and Anderson because I think they're our best chances for polite and constructive dissent and a move away from group-think. I have yet to hear anything from Ortiz or Tysse that tells me they have empathy for how last year impacted students, families, teachers, and staff. I'm sure they're very nice people, but I don't need more very nice people on the School Board who say we all did the best we could and there are no learnings to be had from the past 18 months. The current Board is full of lovely, kind people who were afraid to be a voice for the community or for the staff and teachers. I don't know a single thing about Gould or Mooney.[/quote]

It was not a minority. It was a majority of parents. Only the teachers wanted pre-Labor Day. At no time did anyone present evidence that this was an equity issue and when asked for evidence it was not produced. One week literally has no impact on scores. In fact, I found evidence that the studies suggest just that - it isn't an equity issue. But there are a lot of teachers and administrators hiding behind race issues so they can't be challenged. Next time we do anything controversial, like changing names, let's hide behind race so that no one will oppose you or they risk being called a racist.[/quote]

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