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This is quite frustrating for those stuck in his public school system. I’m sure it was a tough decision considering his political aspirations. It could very well haunt him and put an end to that track.

Who knows. At one point I would have said that making fun of the disabled, or veterans, or saying that you were going to grab women by the pu**y would put an end to one's political aspirations, but that seemed to prove untrue.

This is quite frustrating for those stuck in his public school system. I’m sure it was a tough decision considering his political aspirations. It could very well haunt him and put an end to that track.

Anonymous wrote:They are sending learning packets home for Q2 so no way they plan in person instruction.

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Anonymous wrote:I know plenty of public school teachers that send their kids to private schools in normal times. Why are you thinking this means anything? Sure, it looks bad but the superintendent is not forced to send his children to public school.

Where a fourth-grade teacher sends his or her kids is not at all the same level of interest as where a district superintendent sends his or her kids. You know that.

I guess, but the superintendent in our district doesn’t live in the district and his children go to a different public school. Is that better, worse or the same?

Anonymous wrote:some catholic schools are 5 days a week in person (Paul 6th)

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Anonymous wrote:I know plenty of public school teachers that send their kids to private schools in normal times. Why are you thinking this means anything? Sure, it looks bad but the superintendent is not forced to send his children to public school.

Where a fourth-grade teacher sends his or her kids is not at all the same level of interest as where a district superintendent sends his or her kids. You know that.

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Anonymous wrote:Every time this man talks it’s to espouse some nonsense about Equity for All, criticizing PODs because it creates inequitable environments for learning, Virtual + giving all kids of different needs everything they need to learn, making sure everyone can access learning, bla bla bla bullshit bullshit bullshit. Clearly ACPS is not a school district for people of means, as many of the people we know are sending their children to private. I suspect they won’t come back.

If he didn’t live in Alexandria and didn’t have his kids in ACPS before, it would be different, but he chose to live here upon his return, then opted out of ACPS, but keeps telling parents, No, really, it’s good. Promise.

The pods criticism is the height of Hutchings’ hypocrisy. He criticized ACPS parents for trying to do best for their children and then made the same sort of choice regarding his child.

Anonymous wrote: I know plenty of public school teachers that send their kids to private schools in normal times. Why are you thinking this means anything? Sure, it looks bad but the superintendent is not forced to send his children to public school.

Anonymous wrote:Every time this man talks it’s to espouse some nonsense about Equity for All, criticizing PODs because it creates inequitable environments for learning, Virtual + giving all kids of different needs everything they need to learn, making sure everyone can access learning, bla bla bla bullshit bullshit bullshit. Clearly ACPS is not a school district for people of means, as many of the people we know are sending their children to private. I suspect they won’t come back.

If he didn’t live in Alexandria and didn’t have his kids in ACPS before, it would be different, but he chose to live here upon his return, then opted out of ACPS, but keeps telling parents, No, really, it’s good. Promise.

Anonymous wrote:I know plenty of public school teachers that send their kids to private schools in normal times. Why are you thinking this means anything? Sure, it looks bad but the superintendent is not forced to send his children to public school.

Anonymous wrote:

Meh. If I had a ton of money to burn, I'd send my kid someplace that was small enough to offer hybrid too.


Yeah, me too. But let's remember exactly what he specifically does for a living, in order to get this "burn money". He gets paid, by taxpayers, to provide a quality public education for all. And he's taking that money and going to private school. Because he's not able to do his job. That's why this is so maddening.

Why is that maddening? If ACPS doesn't have money to fix up buildings to make it safe for kids to return, or hire more teachers, or find an equitable way to get kids back in the buildings, what is he personally supposed to do? He's a superintendent, not a magician.