Letter to the Editor: Brown-Kaplan Supporter Fan of Her Tactics

Dear Andre,

I am a life long resident of Fairfax County and I endorse Sheree Brown-Kaplan for School Board.  Brown-Kaplan is a strong advocate of an independent audit of our school system to ensure the efficient and effective use of the public’s investment in the FCPS budget.  This will help get needed funds to our students and teachers, who before this year faced frozen yearly salaries and occasional furloughs as a result of county budget deficits. 

In addition, Brown-Kaplan will help change the FCPS punitive discipline system that has resulted in two very saddening teen suicides.  Brown-Kaplan supports discipline policies that help students learn to correct their behavior rather than merely isolating students from their friends and existing supports.   She is also committed to notifying parents when their children will be questioned about non-criminal offenses.  This is important to any parent of a child in the school system.

I think that Sheree Brown-Kaplan’s contribution to the School Board will be essential towards improving both the economic and disciplinary environment within FCPS which is why I will be supporting her for one of the At-Large positions on the school board this coming November 8^th.

Sincerely,

Paul O’Brien

Falls Church resident

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