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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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]

This isn't about her personal relationship with another SB member.  It's about her inability to separate her personal bias from her policy making (and her general instability and lack of professionalism in expressing a rather extreme position).  She is in a position of public trust and I think it's important for the community to be aware of how she operates.[/quote]

She openly insulted one SB member, but her actions and words generally that night were directed at the staff, SB, and by extension to the APS parents and Arlington County taxpayers. [/quote]

And her egregiously bad behavior at that one meeting is of a piece with her behavior on other occasions: she is rude, dismissive, and uninterested in views other than her own. Combine that with her inability to behave professionally at meetings, and she's an impediment to good decision-making.

Might she have served your needs at some point? Fine. That doesn't make her a good board member. It means you got lucky. [/quote]

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