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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AEM has lost a lot of credibility this week. First, someone from another town put Ste about the Lander thing to get the topic started. Ok. It was a big gaffe. She didn't stop there, though, calling out other Arl Dems by name asking if they will withdraw support. Later, she's outed as Ann on-APS stakeholder and a former Arl Dem insider.

Then, someone apparently brings up NVD's behavior and the mods immediately shut it down. The episode of nasty behavior wasn't gossip, it's public record. Are the mods just afraid of NVD?[/quote]

She is a huge Nancy Van Doren booster.

I think the Lander thing was harder to quash because it was in the Post. Also, it really was a beyond-the-pale kind of remark.

Nancy just made herself look silly with the outburst about twins. It wasn't the same category. Also, she's not actually up for reelection now. Lander is.

I know a thing or two about Nancy and how she operates and find her reprehensible. But I *do* know the moderator of that forum is a big NVD backer.[/quote]

This is where it lost some credibility.  It's a FB page with nearly 2,000 members, including APS staff and School Board members, and generally seems to be open to debate and discussion on a lot of issues. This was one where the mods let their own political leanings shut down discussion on a matter that wasn't too their liking.
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Honestly, I think they were right to moderate it. I am no Nancy supporter. I think what she said was petty and unprofessional. However, I don't think it's up to me to be outraged on behalf of her colleague. He's an adult, and I'm sure would prefer to handle the matter himself. Frankly, if he has as low esteem for her as she has for him, he may not be too concerned with receiving an apology. He may want to wear her scorn around like a badge of honor. I would.

Anyway, I think this should be handled differently than what Lander said, because Lander's remarks were broader and could be (and were) offensive to large swaths of the population. NVD's remarks, while outrageous, were intended to insult only one very specific person. I didn't agree with them, but it's between them. She doesn't owe me an apology. [/quote]

Disagree completely.  This went way beyond Nancy's insult to a peer. As a voter and APS parent, I want to know, I want others to know, and I want to be able to discuss with them APS policy and SB members' thought process on same and APS SB members' professional interactions.  All of that is perfectly legitimate for the AEM FB group and Nancy's outburst related to both.  And I'm not looking for an apology from Nancy; I am looking for her to put her own personal interests behind the thousands of children she makes decisions on behalf of and for her to act like the professional she supposedly is.[/quote]

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