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

[b]I think it's fair to ask how Miranda advocated during that time, and the answer is that she clearly wanted schools open[/b], 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]

Yes, this is the key question for me. She actually remained calm, used rational thinking, didn't take covid on as a political position, and [b]clearly is able to respond to the threats - real or imagined - of bullying from other adults[/b] without caving out of fear. This is really the key skill that is missing from the current board. No one from the current board was able to do this. Not a single one. 
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How did she respond to the bullying from members of the group that she led? 
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When did you stop beating your wife? [/quote]

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