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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is another few inches toward the pit of fascism that the GOP wants us all to land in. [/quote]

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It’s terrifying that his supporters don’t understand this. [/quote]

It's terrifying that SBs don't understand and listen to parents.  It's terrifying that our news media do not report anything negative about our SBs.  Just look at how the parents of the sexual assault victim was treated.  The school administration knew better, the SB knew better--and, yet, they let the dad be presented as a "domestic terrorist."

Do you prefer the dirty laundry be presented on twitter and conservative media to the public--or do you think it is better to have  a place to report it.

How is this different from a "whistleblower" hotline?

It is not "fascist" to report a teacher who is out of line.  When the administration is encouraging demonizing one group over another, where else do you go?

My personal preference is to use the chain of command.  But, when the chain of command is encouraging the wrong instruction, where else can you go?  Washington Post ignores it.  FCPS SB members have had racist texts go public.  Have you read about that in Washington Post?  Their racist texts just happened to be against the "privileged" races.  So, to them, I guess that is not racist.

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It sounds like what you are "terrified" of is loss of control. The current RW obsession with school boards is curious. I was a PTA president for several years and hardly any parents came to meetings. Same with the handful of school board meetings I attended which were covering "boring" topics like budgets. Suddenly you all are interested in SB meetings? Most other countries don't even have school boards--they are a manifestation of American obsession with local control. (I can say this because I grew up overseas as an American citizen and attended a range of schools in a range of countries, and I can tell you that parents in most countries have little say in what is taught in public schools). If you want to have more control over your child's education, then you have the option to home school or choose a private school that subscribes to your beliefs or is more responsive to your complaints. I do not say this flippantly--if you are so invested in micromanaging what your child is taught, then that is the only way I see for you to exert more control over the acceptable range of thought your child is exposed to.

PS. My DC had a teacher last year in 12th grade who is an open Trump supporter and anti-masker. I heard a number of objectionable things that this teacher said during online classes because my DC and I worked in the same room when DC was doing distance learning during earlier Covid waves. It never once occurred to me to complain to anyone about the things the teacher said that I found objectionable. In fact, my DC and I had several productive discussions (not easy to do with many teenagers) about the teacher's opinions and how they contrasted with ours.

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