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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s fine for people to move here and become involved, but she’s lived here 3 years....literally less than our kindergarteners. She should take the next 5-10 to get involved in the community and actually plant some roots before jumping into an important local office. [/quote]

Without becoming emotional about it. Someone like Sandy was in APS forever while lots of students, mostly students of color and english language learners, fell behind year after year. I want someone like Cristina who wants to help those kids now instead of in 5 or 10 years. This isn't to beat up on Sandy. She's my number 2. It's just for some of us, we want change now. [/quote]

This. 1) Terron 2) Cristina 3) Priddy[/quote]

Terron's bullying is unacceptable for a school board member. He lost my vote. I'm supporting Cristina in the caucus and Cristina and Symone in the general election. [/quote]

OMG, I am SOOOO over the "Symone is a victim" trope! On what basis do you say that Terron bullied Symone? Because she or campaign team said so? Has she presented any evidence that he did it? From my standpoint, all we know for certain is that Symone was violating the Hatch Act. There is ONE federal agency that has the authority to say whether or not someone is complying with or violating the Hatch Act: the Office of Special Counsel. The Office of Special Counsel weighed in and said she was violating the Hatch Act by participating in the Dem caucus. The advice reportedly given to her by her agency runs counter to pretty much everything that I, as a fed, and evey other fed know about Hatch. If I were as "diligent" as she claims to be, then I would have gone to the Office of Special Counsel and sought an opinion from the experts before running. She didn't do that and it bit her in the ass. So, as a way to stop herself from looking negligent and not a very good lawyer, she threw down the victim card and tried to blame someone else. I would have been able to forgive it if she accepted even a tiny bit of responsibility, but she didn't. What I've heard her campaign say about Terron is vicious and, as a lawyer myself, I would say her campaign is starting to cross into the defamatory space.

Let's not forget that Symone has made a lot of enemies during her time on AEM and in other spaces. She does not exactly play well in the sandbox with others and is certainly NOT a consensus builder. There were a lot of people on this forum, particularly other feds, who were at best suspect and at worst pissed that she was allowed to run given Hatch restrictions. Any number of them could have reported Symone. Those of us active in Arl Dem politics know that one of her agency's board members lives in Arlington and received an award from ACDC last year for his campaigning efforts. He certainly could have raised the warning flag within the agency.

Where is Symone's responsibility in all of this? Really, her violation of FEDERAL LAW is someone else's fault?  Hasn't she been a fed lawyer for 20 years?  Is this how she'll be as a SB member? Even if Terron was at all involved in OSC becoming involved in this situation, I am okay with that. I would much rather have someone who calls out wrongs when s/he sees them and calls people out on their BS.  I want a leader who will hold school administrators, including the new superintendent, to account. But again, I don't even believe that Terron is culpable in a way that fits Symone's narrative.

Finally, when you requested your ballot, you indicated that you would not support any other candidate running against the Democratic endorsee. That's the point of the pledge. A lot of folks sit out the Dem caucus because of the pledge, as they believe it's disingenuous to do exactly what you say you're about to do. Just some food for thought.

I'm ranking Sandy, Terron and Cristina in that order. Just don't think Priddy or Steven bring enough to the table to warrant a rank.

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AMEN!!!!!!
Except for your rank order, AMEN AMEN AMEN!
Symone may be passionate and it's nice to have elected officials with passion. But she is also divisive, narrowly-focused, judgmental, and self-righteous.  That is not the personality I want on our School Board.

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