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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also want to point out, FWIW, that the reason the angriest APE types have settled down now is not because Miranda Turner is no longer in leadership there, it's because schools finally re-opened again and things are moving back to normal. The extreme, fringe, angry people were angry about Covid and school closures. Those people stayed loud and angry until schools fully opened again (which, in Arlington, took 1.5 years, and even then, our first year back was an odd one). So the fact that the tone of those people changed over time has nothing to do with leadership. They were reacting to circumstances.

I think it's fair to ask how Miranda advocated during that time, and the answer is that she clearly wanted schools open, but had a much more reasonable tone. So I really don't get the grudge holding and finger pointing here, but we are on pg. 22 of this thread, so I don't expect my thoughts here to change anyone's mind. But I do think it's ridiculous to blame her for all that anger. That was a societal anger.[/quote]

Agree.  As for PP who keeps saying that angry parents are responsible for the lasting harm done to our community. Puh-leaze.  APS has always had groups of angry parents (remember past boundary fights?). The harm done to our community was in APS staying closed for far too long. Even the angriest of the APE haters agree that we stayed closed too long and kids have alot of unmet needs. The harm done to our community was not providing for kids of essential workers, like fairfax and ACPS did. The harms done to our kids were not in prioritizing the needs of students with disabilities, like PWC did.  We had a roadmap on  how to reopen schools safely in summer of 2020. Schools around the nation were figuring it out. Parochial schools in Arlington with far fewer resources than APS were figuring it out. You know what the lasting harms are in APS? The mental health issues and achievement gaps that are now chasms.  Angry parents did not cause those lasting harms.  It's now 2023.  A few people are still stuck in 2020. Fortunately, it seems like those angry parents and Miranda aren't with them.

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