Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And, no liberal or left-wing PAC is inventing false issues and coordinating bad-faith assaults on non-partisan entities like school boards to create artificial wedge issues in the culture wars. That's exclusively a right-wing thing. It actually goes back about 40-50 years with the John Birch Society, but there's a fresh wave of it now that is particularly heinous.

Merely filing lawsuits against the school districts, to get policy changed in the name of equity. Though in these cases the elected school boards were eager to give the plaintiffs what they wanted.

Special needs cases? Jeez.

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I read it as an argument with someone who called him a liar. His wife was announced as one of the speakers, and the school board members appeared to recognize the name. Superintendent sent a note to the member who called on the mother, and another board member is on his phone appearing to send a text, and then looking over at the other board members.

The reports I read said he was in an argument with a woman. I thought she called his daughter a liar, but I am not sure--as are none of us. I think the argument was quite heated and was begun by the woman. I think that when the police tried to pull him away, he resisted. I think it was the police he was struggling with.
Jail time would not have been appropriate.

Jail time isn’t “appropriate”? He’s lucky he didn’t get a boot on the neck.

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I read it as an argument with someone who called him a liar. His wife was announced as one of the speakers, and the school board members appeared to recognize the name. Superintendent sent a note to the member who called on the mother, and another board member is on his phone appearing to send a text, and then looking over at the other board members.

The reports I read said he was in an argument with a woman. I thought she called his daughter a liar, but I am not sure--as are none of us. I think the argument was quite heated and was begun by the woman. I think that when the police tried to pull him away, he resisted. I think it was the police he was struggling with.
Jail time would not have been appropriate.

This is what I heard as well. Not sure. I'm not sure what to make of his case because it's surrounded by so much GOP crap. Did something really happen? Probably. Was it atrocious? Probably. But if you told me tomorrow that both the left and right wing disruptors at the meeting were paid by the GOP I wouldn't even be surprised. Not even a little.

I read it as an argument with someone who called him a liar. His wife was announced as one of the speakers, and the school board members appeared to recognize the name. Superintendent sent a note to the member who called on the mother, and another board member is on his phone appearing to send a text, and then looking over at the other board members.

The reports I read said he was in an argument with a woman. I thought she called his daughter a liar, but I am not sure--as are none of us. I think the argument was quite heated and was begun by the woman. I think that when the police tried to pull him away, he resisted. I think it was the police he was struggling with.
Jail time would not have been appropriate.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

Who did he hurt? What had he done? Sure, charges are fine, but jail time?

He literally and physically attacked people in the audience.

Source?

Yeah, I'd like to see the source for this assertion. I thought he just resisted leaving when the School Board insisted that the audience clear the room.

I read it as an argument with someone who called him a liar. His wife was announced as one of the speakers, and the school board members appeared to recognize the name. Superintendent sent a note to the member who called on the mother, and another board member is on his phone appearing to send a text, and then looking over at the other board members.

Anonymous wrote:

And, no liberal or left-wing PAC is inventing false issues and coordinating bad-faith assaults on non-partisan entities like school boards to create artificial wedge issues in the culture wars. That's exclusively a right-wing thing. It actually goes back about 40-50 years with the John Birch Society, but there's a fresh wave of it now that is particularly heinous.

Merely filing lawsuits against the school districts, to get policy changed in the name of equity. Though in these cases the elected school boards were eager to give the plaintiffs what they wanted.

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That is simply incomparable to GOP astroturfing efforts. There are no DNC PACs or Soros-funded organizations are screaming at school board meetings, frenetically spreading misinformation on Twitter, infiltrating PTAs, ripping masks off of teachers, bullying SB members, etc.

Why would they scream at the School Board members that they supported and put in power? You don't get it. The School Board members are supporters of the agenda that Soros funds.

Ok, and are there liberal PACs screaming at conservative school board meetings? Are there similar recall efforts organized by liberal PACs targeting conservative schools boards?

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It’s still offered in 7th. They are just using more stringent criteria for who can take it.

Again, this is something that math departments in the area were already doing because of student performance. It’s not a political thing.

That is for this year's 6th graders only. It is not clear it will be offered for this year's 5th graders in even 7th grade, and they could very well be put in the new classes, which means algebra in 9th grade.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

Who did he hurt? What had he done? Sure, charges are fine, but jail time?

He literally and physically attacked people in the audience.

Source?

Yeah, I'd like to see the source for this assertion. I thought he just resisted leaving when the School Board insisted that the audience clear the room.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

Who did he hurt? What had he done? Sure, charges are fine, but jail time?

He literally and physically attacked people in the audience.

Source?

Anonymous wrote:

The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

Who did he hurt? What had he done? Sure, charges are fine, but jail time?

He literally and physically attacked people in the audience.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So weird how people on DCUM keep saying things I agree with are all “astroturfing.” I guess I should become a member of the Astroturf Party and start attending Koch Bros events.

That already exists…it’s called the GOP.

But I’m not racist, transphobic, or xenophobic.

Then don’t vote for people who are.

The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

Who did he hurt? What had he done? Sure, charges are fine, but jail time?

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Which DNC PACs and Soros-funded organizations are screaming at school board meetings, frenetically spreading misinformation on Twitter, infiltrating PTAs, ripping masks off of teachers, bullying SB members, etc.?

I would equally condemn that IF it were actually happening. But it's not...

Well they took control of the Commonwealth Attys offices in Northern Virginia. That' s a pretty big "get" that affects the schools. After all, it was the CA in Loudoun who asked for jail time for the dad at the SB meeting---and is in charge of the prosecution of the young man who allegedly attacked the girl. Why did this drag on?

And, the Dems have certainly played a part in electing School Board members. I've no idea what money is behind them, but they are knit pretty tight with the Dems.

The dad 100% deserves jail time. Are we supposed to excuse his criminal behavior because of what happened to his daughter?

And, no liberal or left-wing PAC is inventing false issues and coordinating bad-faith assaults on non-partisan entities like school boards to create artificial wedge issues in the culture wars. That's exclusively a right-wing thing. It actually goes back about 40-50 years with the John Birch Society, but there's a fresh wave of it now that is particularly heinous.

I mean, come on. Matt Walsh rents a basement in Loudoun to speak at a board meeting? I mean, who does that clown think he is, coming into our community with his hatred and nonsense?

Anonymous wrote:

That is simply incomparable to GOP astroturfing efforts. There are no DNC PACs or Soros-funded organizations are screaming at school board meetings, frenetically spreading misinformation on Twitter, infiltrating PTAs, ripping masks off of teachers, bullying SB members, etc.

Why would they scream at the School Board members that they supported and put in power? You don't get it. The School Board members are supporters of the agenda that Soros funds.

I don't live in VA, but I can attest that school boards all over the DMV are supporting the same agendas and doing it in similar ways, including circumventing open meetings laws. Even if I agree with the policy, I hate seeing them implemented in non-transparent ways, which only breeds anger and opposition.

There is no justification for violence or extreme behavior at board meetings, but to me, it's almost worse that elected board members are willing to play so fast and loose with procedures in place to allow public input and promote transparency.