How comfortable are you with the rhetoric in the online parent community? It’s been concerning to see the level of bullying and attacks that play out.
For instance one of your prospective board colleagues Maria was skewered online by the sheer fact their spouse is a homeland security employee. We don’t know…
How comfortable are you with the rhetoric in the online parent community? It’s been concerning to see the level of bullying and attacks that play out.
For instance one of your prospective board colleagues Maria was skewered online by the sheer fact their spouse is a homeland security employee. We don’t know the spouses actual position or views, but immediately Maria was deemed to be a terrible person and crucified in a parent group. Ironically this rhetoric is led by a District employees spouse.
How can we stop the extreme outbursts and attacks, and find ways to be respectful and have constructive dialogue and ask questions not just rushed judgements and outlandish attacks.
How comfortable are you with this rhetoric and how do you assure voters that you will not support this tyrannical behavior?
I see you posted this on every candidate, which is fine, but I am not sure what you’re hoping to get out of this? The school board has no power over any of these online communities, including this one.
Also, you are calling out a Distinct employee for their spouse’s online antics while at the same time denouncing folks for calling out Maria for her husband’s job. Can we stop dunking on people because of their partner? Everyone here is their own person
Ok, but Maria’s husband doesn’t impact our kids on a daily basis and have the ability to stop this public behavior. I think the point is that this person has the closest tie to the Administration except for those working in it. Her family in a way represents the District, as her wife is an Assistant Superintendent in it. So for this person to be acting like a bully is crazy to me. The fact it hasn’t stopped FOR YEARS AND YEARS feels like tacit approval from the District! The district and the Board could EASILY address this behavior. If a kid in a d65 behaved this way for years, parents AND TEACHERS would be clamoring to get that student expelled. It’s egregious. I think it is high time someone at the Board level specifically and publicly denounced the behavior in tat group, especially given it literally has the name of the district. I think you underestimate how insidious this behavior is to our community. It should not be ignored or tolerated.
There is no way children would be allowed to act that way online or in person. And yet, for years this cyber bullying has persisted and permeated through our community.
Leaving the group myself does almost nothing to improve our community. Perhaps this is a forum to facilitate more meaningful change by communicating a need to potential board members.
I want to be equitable in posing my questions. I have found there to be a concerning connection between some of the tyrants and the District. Since multiple current school board members have privately complained about these individuals I think it’s fair to ask prospective board members how they’ll be handling.
In line with Tom's comment, I am unsure what you are looking for related to my potential role as a board member. I don't think many reasonable people, myself included, are comfortable with personal attacks. From my understanding, I don't think the group you're referring to is unique in the broader Facebook platform, a big reason why I have spent less and less time on it as time has gone on.
Even if that group vanished tomorrow, I don't think the desire to have a virtual "public square" goes away, and I'd imagine some of the personal jabs you mention would just show up in different spaces. It would be great if, before posting, people would consider "Would I say this to this person face to face, in public, with tens/hundreds/thousands of people around us?" I think the genuine answer would more often be "no", but unfortunately, the world we live in is one where people often aren't asking themself that question.
At times there have been comments here on FOIA Gras that are problematic, either against a specific individual or group. Anonymity affords even more leeway, and while it might allow some people to comment more freely, there is a clear downside to that in giving comfort to people who would answer "no" if they asked themselves the above question.
TL;DR, as a board member, or even generally as a community member, I'd always encourage people to treat others with dignity and assume good intentions until presented with clear evidence otherwise.
Asking this question of everyone
How comfortable are you with the rhetoric in the online parent community? It’s been concerning to see the level of bullying and attacks that play out.
For instance one of your prospective board colleagues Maria was skewered online by the sheer fact their spouse is a homeland security employee. We don’t know the spouses actual position or views, but immediately Maria was deemed to be a terrible person and crucified in a parent group. Ironically this rhetoric is led by a District employees spouse.
How can we stop the extreme outbursts and attacks, and find ways to be respectful and have constructive dialogue and ask questions not just rushed judgements and outlandish attacks.
How comfortable are you with this rhetoric and how do you assure voters that you will not support this tyrannical behavior?
I see you posted this on every candidate, which is fine, but I am not sure what you’re hoping to get out of this? The school board has no power over any of these online communities, including this one.
Also, you are calling out a Distinct employee for their spouse’s online antics while at the same time denouncing folks for calling out Maria for her husband’s job. Can we stop dunking on people because of their partner? Everyone here is their own person
Ok, but Maria’s husband doesn’t impact our kids on a daily basis and have the ability to stop this public behavior. I think the point is that this person has the closest tie to the Administration except for those working in it. Her family in a way represents the District, as her wife is an Assistant Superintendent in it. So for this person to be acting like a bully is crazy to me. The fact it hasn’t stopped FOR YEARS AND YEARS feels like tacit approval from the District! The district and the Board could EASILY address this behavior. If a kid in a d65 behaved this way for years, parents AND TEACHERS would be clamoring to get that student expelled. It’s egregious. I think it is high time someone at the Board level specifically and publicly denounced the behavior in tat group, especially given it literally has the name of the district. I think you underestimate how insidious this behavior is to our community. It should not be ignored or tolerated.
Thank you Karl. You are 100% on the mark.
There is no way children would be allowed to act that way online or in person. And yet, for years this cyber bullying has persisted and permeated through our community.
Leaving the group myself does almost nothing to improve our community. Perhaps this is a forum to facilitate more meaningful change by communicating a need to potential board members.
Thanks for saying this, Karl. I couldn’t agree with you more.
Hi Tom
I want to be equitable in posing my questions. I have found there to be a concerning connection between some of the tyrants and the District. Since multiple current school board members have privately complained about these individuals I think it’s fair to ask prospective board members how they’ll be handling.
In line with Tom's comment, I am unsure what you are looking for related to my potential role as a board member. I don't think many reasonable people, myself included, are comfortable with personal attacks. From my understanding, I don't think the group you're referring to is unique in the broader Facebook platform, a big reason why I have spent less and less time on it as time has gone on.
Even if that group vanished tomorrow, I don't think the desire to have a virtual "public square" goes away, and I'd imagine some of the personal jabs you mention would just show up in different spaces. It would be great if, before posting, people would consider "Would I say this to this person face to face, in public, with tens/hundreds/thousands of people around us?" I think the genuine answer would more often be "no", but unfortunately, the world we live in is one where people often aren't asking themself that question.
At times there have been comments here on FOIA Gras that are problematic, either against a specific individual or group. Anonymity affords even more leeway, and while it might allow some people to comment more freely, there is a clear downside to that in giving comfort to people who would answer "no" if they asked themselves the above question.
TL;DR, as a board member, or even generally as a community member, I'd always encourage people to treat others with dignity and assume good intentions until presented with clear evidence otherwise.