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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This makes McKnight look petty and incompetent.  She has the power to question the policy provided to her.  She either chose not to or rushed and did not care to read, now she’s fingerpointing.  My hopes for her just went downhill.[/quote]
You go to war with the army you have. Not the one you wish you had.

DHHS has been running roughshod over MCPS for a year and a half. About time they got called out for the absurdity.[/quote]
It’s not DHHS, it’s Gayles. Let’s be clear here. He’s basically just given the county a big F-U on the way out the door. He’s probably hoping this generates hate messages that he can point to as justification. [/quote]

McKnight isn't playing 12th-dimensional chess here. I'd have to assume that she believed that Gayles was operating in good faith. He wasn't, it's operationally foolish policy, there was already huge blowback, and she quickly levied all the blame on him in this update. However, by saying she's following DHHS guidance, she's effectively laid the groundwork to work with DHHS to start fixing his intentional messes next week. I'd expect some ongoing course corrections over the next few weeks until they land on something that's regionally/nationally consistent.[/quote]
I'm sure MCPS pushed back on DHHS before publishing DHHS's quarantine protocol. It was asinine on its face and worse on close inspection. MPCS may have problems, but that guidance was unworkable and MCPS generated the blowback needed to get it removed. Pointing a finger at (or giving the finger to) DHHS/Gayles was entirely appropriate. [/quote]

What makes you so sure?

Honestly, after watching the BOE and MCPS staff closely for the last 18 months, they generally fawn over Gayles and put him up on a pedestal.

If I had to take a guess, the response was "Ok, Travis.  We'll do that.  Thank you again for all your tireless work.  You're an incredible asset to this county and will be sorely missed"

Then a  20 minute round of thanks and congratulations to everyone that was in attendance[/quote]

Who wouldn't fawn over Gayles? The guy did a great job keeping people safe and standing up to the open at all costs crowd.[/quote]
Can you explain exactly what he did that was superior to Fairfax, Howard or Frederick counties that led to better outcomes. Just one thing? Because I’m pretty sure that Moco had more cases per capita than those jurisdictions. [/quote]

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