Middle school boys might be embarrassed when they get worse BO and peach fuzz on their upper lips. I wonder if Keys Gamarra will want a pilot program to have free deodorant and razors in the bathrooms at a dozen schools - all high FARMS, no doubt.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m definitely supporting period supplies at elementary and all schools.
Heck, I’m happy that they are offered for me, an adult, at work. Sometimes I need it.

I also definitely support more late busses. My HS had two late busses every day (one for sort of late and one for really late) - I took it every day.

You seem not to appreciate that the money for these programs is just being thrown at a small number of schools with no analysis of why those schools should be prioritized over other schools, or whether spending the money on other programs would be a better use of scarce resources.

But, yeah, free stuff! It’s all good until people give up on FCPS and are no longer willing to foot the bill.

Well I voted for the meals tax!

Anonymous wrote:I’m definitely supporting period supplies at elementary and all schools.
Heck, I’m happy that they are offered for me, an adult, at work. Sometimes I need it.

I also definitely support more late busses. My HS had two late busses every day (one for sort of late and one for really late) - I took it every day.

You seem not to appreciate that the money for these programs is just being thrown at a small number of schools with no analysis of why those schools should be prioritized over other schools, or whether spending the money on other programs would be a better use of scarce resources.

But, yeah, free stuff! It’s all good until people give up on FCPS and are no longer willing to foot the bill.

I’m definitely supporting period supplies at elementary and all schools.
Heck, I’m happy that they are offered for me, an adult, at work. Sometimes I need it.

I also definitely support more late busses. My HS had two late busses every day (one for sort of late and one for really late) - I took it every day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AS for the late buses--has anyone checked to see if the poor kids are using the current late buses?

Yes—data is heavily scrutinized for the after school program. I have to submit attendance logs each week for kids who stay late. I also have to complete surveys stating how valuable I feel the late bus program is for my students academically.

That does not answer the question, though. I didn't listen tp the whole discussion, but i thought i heard that they don't know how many poor kids are using the buses.

They should have the data if they choose to dig for it. I have to submit the names of every kid who stays late. Those who don’t ride the bus have to check out early in the office. Ergo, remaining kids ride the bus. You could cross reference that to income data (teachers don’t have that, so I don’t actually know who is a farms kid)

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Anonymous wrote:AS for the late buses--has anyone checked to see if the poor kids are using the current late buses?

Yes—data is heavily scrutinized for the after school program. I have to submit attendance logs each week for kids who stay late. I also have to complete surveys stating how valuable I feel the late bus program is for my students academically.

That does not answer the question, though. I didn't listen tp the whole discussion, but i thought i heard that they don't know how many poor kids are using the buses.

Anonymous wrote:AS for the late buses--has anyone checked to see if the poor kids are using the current late buses?

Yes—data is heavily scrutinized for the after school program. I have to submit attendance logs each week for kids who stay late. I also have to complete surveys stating how valuable I feel the late bus program is for my students academically.

Elizabeth Schultz is horrible. Period. Her policies are way to the right. I do not want guns in schools and she’s okay with arming teachers. No thanks!
Okay

The Democrats are just warming up. They don’t want anyone challenging their radical “equity” agenda. It’s why trying to defeat a voice of reason like Elizabeth Schultz this fall is a priority for them.

AS for the late buses--has anyone checked to see if the poor kids are using the current late buses?

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Anonymous wrote:Well, her red ink on Schultz's letter was just nutty.

Agree. Is being a bitch her campaign plan?

Seriously. Schultz is right to question why the Board always tosses any surplus money in the budget at random pet programs that primarily benefit poor schools.

More late buses at eight middle schools - all with over 40% FARMS.

Tampons in bathrooms at 12 schools TBD (but which surely will be mostly poor schools).

It’s non-stop virtue signaling. Couldn’t FCPS have hired more teachers to provide classroom instruction with the extra $400K? Or found some use that would benefit more students?

I think from watching part of it, that her concern was that there was little study or data on the need. She was particularly concerned about putting the dispensers in elementary school bathrooms. Rightfully so, too.

Here are some things that have not been addressed with that:
Are custodians going to remove the supplies (assuming they have not already disappeared) each afternoon. Has it been considered that there are afternoon and evening activities in the schools?
Have they considered that they will be giving away these supplies to teachers, as well. ( I worked in a school once where there was a teacher who took toilet paper from the supply room. I don't think she ever purchased toilet paper. )

Do you know that even wealthy kids steal lunches? Remember there was a child who got expelled from Langley as a result of that.

This is a poorly thought out program. I am not denying that it could be a problem, but there are other ways to address it. But, elementary schools, no. The clinics are not that far away.

The SJW have gone mad.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, her red ink on Schultz's letter was just nutty.

Agree. Is being a bitch her campaign plan?

Seriously. Schultz is right to question why the Board always tosses any surplus money in the budget at random pet programs that primarily benefit poor schools.

More late buses at eight middle schools - all with over 40% FARMS.

Tampons in bathrooms at 12 schools TBD (but which surely will be mostly poor schools).

It’s non-stop virtue signaling. Couldn’t FCPS have hired more teachers to provide classroom instruction with the extra $400K? Or found some use that would benefit more students?

Anonymous wrote:Well, her red ink on Schultz's letter was just nutty.

Agree. Is being a bitch her campaign plan?

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Anonymous wrote:She’s a pre school teacher from somewhere south of here. Tennessee? Georgia? She married a Jewish man and left her religion. She’s always been vocal and selfish. She is a social justice warrior. We have enough of that. She’s mainly just jabbing at Schultz. She’s not qualified to be on the school board.

There are three candidates running in Springfield. Cohen and the guy will split votes and Schultz will be re-elected.

Or, Vice versa. The Dems will be handing out flyers and they will vote for Cohen. Hope not.

The turnout in School Board races tends to be low, so I tend to think having more candidates favors an incumbent with more name recognition. Of course, no one really knows who’ll win, which is exactly why Cohen and Schultz will continue to insult each other’s grammar and priorities over the next three months.

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Anonymous wrote:She’s a pre school teacher from somewhere south of here. Tennessee? Georgia? She married a Jewish man and left her religion. She’s always been vocal and selfish. She is a social justice warrior. We have enough of that. She’s mainly just jabbing at Schultz. She’s not qualified to be on the school board.

There are three candidates running in Springfield. Cohen and the guy will split votes and Schultz will be re-elected.

Or, Vice versa. The Dems will be handing out flyers and they will vote for Cohen. Hope not.