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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're voting for Pree Ann Johnson and Tammy Ignacio.  I have had the honor of working with both as a parent.  They are honest and up front.  They don't cater to the popular vote and they will not be pressured to do something that is wrong.  They both understand kids really well and both know how to get things done in ACPS.

I am not sure if we will cast a third ballot.  The other candidates seem to have positions that don't coincide with ours.  We want safety in schools, whether that safety be virus-related or physical, and the other candidates have a vested interest in keeping schools open no matter how unsafe it may become.  We don't use ACPS for childcare and I don't trust people who do.

Although we don't have children in the high school, we also want people who will vote to return the SROs to the secondary schools.  It is absolutely insane that there are no SROs at ACHS even though the principal has said he wants and needs that service for his school.[/quote]

Johnson does not need to be pressured to do something wrong.  Her MO is to do things wrong and she is unwilling to listen to contrary views about what the right thing is.  I say this as a parent who had multiple disputes with her about her decisions that deprived my child of a FAPE.[/quote]

You're the kind of parent I'm talking about.  You sound like you're looking for special considerations and I applaud Pree Ann for standing up to you.  Every time you post I think the same thing.  Just because you want something doesn't mean you should get it.[/quote]

What kind of parent is that?  Someone who is unwilling to be an ACPS sycophant?  Why is asking ACPS to comply with the law inappropriate?  Why is pointing out that Johnson harmed my child inappropriate?  How is asking for services and accommodations needed for my child to function in school inappropriate?   Johnson, like Hutchings, is unresponsive to legitimate parent concerns.
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I have never met her and was not at her school, so I have no comments on her. But I can only say from my own experience  that people who have neurotypical children have a different experience at ACPS. There is no point arguing with them. The APs and the principal at my elem school were similarly unhelpful and their choices were in some instances harmful. That’s not everyone’s experience. Most of my friends have a different perspective, and I get that. But it’s hard to keep my mouth shut, admittedly, when they are so obviously tolerating things they wouldn’t be able to if they had a child who needed accommodations. [/quote]

Thank you for the comment.  I think you are right about parents of neurotypical students often having a different experience with ACPS.[/quote]

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