We recently got a Robert White mailer in Ward 3 that spoke to his plan of addressing the rise in crime - a multi stage plan v Bowser’s “4000 MPD”. This made me think he was the toughER on crime candidate, but this thread seems to suggest otherwise? Crime and schools are my top issues, and if he is in fact willing to acknowledge that we have some serious problems he’ll get my vote.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

Wow. You sound so deeply misinformed. Um, everything you’re complaining about would be far, far worse under white.

I completely understand where White stands. At least he’s honest about it. Plus he’s in favor of eliminating mayoral control of schools so is possible we can get a school board elected that doesn’t advocate for these dumb things.

Bowser is ALREADY watering standards down AND she wants to retain control of the schools.

Lesser of two evils. Plus I’ve met White a few times and he seems thoughtful and like he genuinely cares about the city. Bowser only cares about Bowser.

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

Wow. You sound so deeply misinformed. Um, everything you’re complaining about would be far, far worse under white.

Our house is already sold but we're still living here and thus entitled to vote here in a couple weeks. Thinking of voting R. White to increase my property value... in the suburbs. Playing the long game.

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

He’s running to the left of Bowser on almost all issues. It is unlikely that he will do anything to strengthen schools in the way that you are looking for. In fact if he does anything at all with respect to schools, it will be in the name of closing the achievement gap. You are not going to get a better (to you) result from White on that particular issue.

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

hooray a non-covid schools opinion! what makes you think R White will improve the rigorousnese of DCPS?

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Anonymous wrote:I think there should still be masks in schools, so voting for someone new. We have a COVID outbreak in this city and Bowser is tweeting "DC is open!"

Sorry but is T. White or R. White campaigning on bringing back mask mandates (but only for schools)?

Bowser's administration is hiding the number of cases and outbreaks.. If we knew the true number if cases, we could do smart things like mask after outbreaks. Even though many of us have had COVID already, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying to prevent infections. My immediate family avoided COVID until this year when mask mandates and case reports were dropped. I have extended family members with long COVID so this issue is important to me.

How is this a response to "is T. or R. White bringing back mask mandates?"

I don't think that either has suggested bringing back mandates, but we can't really discuss that issue until we get case data. I trust a non-Bowser candidate more than Bowser to provide case data. And this is a 180 for me as I thought she had a good plan and a good advisory team back in 2020.

This is completely crazy. You need to start thinking about coronavirus like you think about the flu. It is here and it is now endemic and it doesn’t matter what any politician says or does. Get vaxxed, assume you’re going to get it sooner or later and live your life. That’s all you can do.

No! My unvaxxed under-5 just got COVID from the school system! I don't agree that it's time to treat this like the flu.

My kid got flu multiple times from school and daycare. And is fine. Just like your kid is fine. Your unvaxxed 4 year old is lower risk than vaxxed elderly.

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

Lol. So instead of voting for someone just neglectful and indifferent, you're voting for someone who will deliberately do the things you hate.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

R. White's plans for schools won't address any of your concerns: https://robertfordc.com/issues/schools-that-work-for-all-students/

Not at all. The schools will get watered down even more.

Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

R. White's plans for schools won't address any of your concerns: https://robertfordc.com/issues/schools-that-work-for-all-students/

I’m voting for White because Bowser had made it clear she DNGAF about schools and I have kids in DCPS. When I’ve brought issues to White’s attention, he at least acted like he got it and cared.

Under Bowser, Walls got watered down. Wilson got watered down. And the Capitol Hill middle high school situation continued its dysfunction. Bowser had a lot of time to make schools in the city more academically rigorous and she chose to do the opposite.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there should still be masks in schools, so voting for someone new. We have a COVID outbreak in this city and Bowser is tweeting "DC is open!"

Sorry but is T. White or R. White campaigning on bringing back mask mandates (but only for schools)?

Bowser's administration is hiding the number of cases and outbreaks.. If we knew the true number if cases, we could do smart things like mask after outbreaks. Even though many of us have had COVID already, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying to prevent infections. My immediate family avoided COVID until this year when mask mandates and case reports were dropped. I have extended family members with long COVID so this issue is important to me.

How is this a response to "is T. or R. White bringing back mask mandates?"

I don't think that either has suggested bringing back mandates, but we can't really discuss that issue until we get case data. I trust a non-Bowser candidate more than Bowser to provide case data. And this is a 180 for me as I thought she had a good plan and a good advisory team back in 2020.

The CDC says a larger percentage of adults in DC have had coronavirus than adults in Florida. So apparently mask mandates accomplished bupkis.

Other than failing multivariable calculus, what else can you tell us about yourself?

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Anonymous wrote:I think there should still be masks in schools, so voting for someone new. We have a COVID outbreak in this city and Bowser is tweeting "DC is open!"

Sorry but is T. White or R. White campaigning on bringing back mask mandates (but only for schools)?

Bowser's administration is hiding the number of cases and outbreaks.. If we knew the true number if cases, we could do smart things like mask after outbreaks. Even though many of us have had COVID already, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying to prevent infections. My immediate family avoided COVID until this year when mask mandates and case reports were dropped. I have extended family members with long COVID so this issue is important to me.

We already know the true number of cases

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/health/coronavirus-antibodies-americans-cdc.amp.html

https://wtop.com/dc/2022/05/dc-council-members-call-for-probe-after-health-dept-didnt-report-covid-data/

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Anonymous wrote:I think there should still be masks in schools, so voting for someone new. We have a COVID outbreak in this city and Bowser is tweeting "DC is open!"

Sorry but is T. White or R. White campaigning on bringing back mask mandates (but only for schools)?

Bowser's administration is hiding the number of cases and outbreaks.. If we knew the true number if cases, we could do smart things like mask after outbreaks. Even though many of us have had COVID already, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying to prevent infections. My immediate family avoided COVID until this year when mask mandates and case reports were dropped. I have extended family members with long COVID so this issue is important to me.

How is this a response to "is T. or R. White bringing back mask mandates?"

I don't think that either has suggested bringing back mandates, but we can't really discuss that issue until we get case data. I trust a non-Bowser candidate more than Bowser to provide case data. And this is a 180 for me as I thought she had a good plan and a good advisory team back in 2020.

This is completely crazy. You need to start thinking about coronavirus like you think about the flu. It is here and it is now endemic and it doesn’t matter what any politician says or does. Get vaxxed, assume you’re going to get it sooner or later and live your life. That’s all you can do.

No! My unvaxxed under-5 just got COVID from the school system! I don't agree that it's time to treat this like the flu.

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Anonymous wrote:I think there should still be masks in schools, so voting for someone new. We have a COVID outbreak in this city and Bowser is tweeting "DC is open!"

Sorry but is T. White or R. White campaigning on bringing back mask mandates (but only for schools)?

Bowser's administration is hiding the number of cases and outbreaks.. If we knew the true number if cases, we could do smart things like mask after outbreaks. Even though many of us have had COVID already, this doesn't mean that we shouldn't keep trying to prevent infections. My immediate family avoided COVID until this year when mask mandates and case reports were dropped. I have extended family members with long COVID so this issue is important to me.

How is this a response to "is T. or R. White bringing back mask mandates?"

I don't think that either has suggested bringing back mandates, but we can't really discuss that issue until we get case data. I trust a non-Bowser candidate more than Bowser to provide case data. And this is a 180 for me as I thought she had a good plan and a good advisory team back in 2020.

The CDC says a larger percentage of adults in DC have had coronavirus than adults in Florida. So apparently mask mandates accomplished bupkis.