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Anonymous wrote:The problem with Brenda is that you can't really trust that she's not just saying what she thinks she needs to say to get elected and will then do a hard-right pivot once she's on the board.

You're right that many of statements and criticisms of MCPS are reasonable and sound. The problem is whether she's genuine in actually wanting to solve problems or is it her goal to just stir up trouble and get a seat on the board to make it more conservative.

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She clearly has a partisan right-wing agenda. I may agree with some things she says but I think she will do more harm than good. Maybe I am being naive or too optimistic but I don't think she will be able to further her right wing agenda much as a BOE member, but I think she will be a harmful distraction and will serve as a straw man for TT.

I agree with this assessment. She is too right wing to bring any of her ideas to fruition in Moco and will only further divide the board, leading to more inaction than already occurs.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with Brenda is that you can't really trust that she's not just saying what she thinks she needs to say to get elected and will then do a hard-right pivot once she's on the board.

You're right that many of statements and criticisms of MCPS are reasonable and sound. The problem is whether she's genuine in actually wanting to solve problems or is it her goal to just stir up trouble and get a seat on the board to make it more conservative.

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She clearly has a partisan right-wing agenda. I may agree with some things she says but I think she will do more harm than good. Maybe I am being naive or too optimistic but I don't think she will be able to further her right wing agenda much as a BOE member, but I think she will be a harmful distraction and will serve as a straw man for TT.

Anonymous wrote:The problem with Brenda is that you can't really trust that she's not just saying what she thinks she needs to say to get elected and will then do a hard-right pivot once she's on the board.

You're right that many of statements and criticisms of MCPS are reasonable and sound. The problem is whether she's genuine in actually wanting to solve problems or is it her goal to just stir up trouble and get a seat on the board to make it more conservative.

Anonymous wrote:You are missing what she said and did during the pandemic and during her previous run for school board. She learned that she cannot win running on a Moms for Liberty platform so she stopped saying those things. But most people remember.

Currently, leftist ideologies are deeply embedded within our school system, limiting freedom of thought and expression. BLM and LGBTQ+ flags adorn classrooms and hallways. Critical race theory is at the center of Social Studies education, from elementary to high school. These ideas are presented as the only course of righteous action for the rising political activists our schools aim to create. We risk entrenching our children in unnecessary future turmoil when we frame the trends of our time as the only just causes. When “all the things” that are good can only come from the Left, what happens to anyone who believes differently? Where do those children and their families fit in our schools and our communities?

Diaz said in the testimony that a resolution to create vaccine requirements to enter establishments such as bars and recreation centers would “impose the unlawful and immoral segregation” between vaccinated and unvaccinated residents.

“It is, indeed, the modern-day Jim Crow. As such, the harm that this measure will cause to our county if you choose as a body to act beyond your bounds is immeasurable,” Diaz’s testimony said. “You will divide families and communities by pitting the vaccinated and the unvaccinated against each other.”

Anonymous wrote:https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/10/22/brenda-diaz-left-mcps/

Anonymous wrote:I have seen lots of online commentary on her being crazy and MAGA during the pandemic. I did not have kids in schools then so don't know all the background. But her responses on the various candidate questionnaires I have seen for this election all seem reasonable, relatively measured, and most importantly (to me) much more specific on actual changes that would increase the rigor and accountability of MCPS. She also cites evidence more than the other candidates. I disagree with her on Mahmoud vs. Taylor but even her responses on that topic don't seem particularly extreme.

I really don't like the idea of voting for a MAGA candidate but also feel like ultimately I should be voting based on the candidates' stated views, and hers seem pretty good and at least very clear whereas all the other candidates seem to respond entirely in vague platitudes, which makes me think they'll just roll with whatever the superintendent and MCEA want rather than providing actual oversight and differing views. What am I missing?

Anonymous wrote:I have seen lots of online commentary on her being crazy and MAGA during the pandemic. I did not have kids in schools then so don't know all the background. But her responses on the various candidate questionnaires I have seen for this election all seem reasonable, relatively measured, and most importantly (to me) much more specific on actual changes that would increase the rigor and accountability of MCPS. She also cites evidence more than the other candidates. I disagree with her on Mahmoud vs. Taylor but even her responses on that topic don't seem particularly extreme.

I really don't like the idea of voting for a MAGA candidate but also feel like ultimately I should be voting based on the candidates' stated views, and hers seem pretty good and at least very clear whereas all the other candidates seem to respond entirely in vague platitudes, which makes me think they'll just roll with whatever the superintendent and MCEA want rather than providing actual oversight and differing views. What am I missing?

Anonymous wrote:You are missing what she said and did during the pandemic and during her previous run for school board. She learned that she cannot win running on a Moms for Liberty platform so she stopped saying those things. But most people remember.

Anonymous wrote:I have seen lots of online commentary on her being crazy and MAGA during the pandemic. I did not have kids in schools then so don't know all the background. But her responses on the various candidate questionnaires I have seen for this election all seem reasonable, relatively measured, and most importantly (to me) much more specific on actual changes that would increase the rigor and accountability of MCPS. She also cites evidence more than the other candidates. I disagree with her on Mahmoud vs. Taylor but even her responses on that topic don't seem particularly extreme.

I really don't like the idea of voting for a MAGA candidate but also feel like ultimately I should be voting based on the candidates' stated views, and hers seem pretty good and at least very clear whereas all the other candidates seem to respond entirely in vague platitudes, which makes me think they'll just roll with whatever the superintendent and MCEA want rather than providing actual oversight and differing views. What am I missing?