To the editor:Since 2015 I have been invested in supporting our schools, fighting for resources and advocating for a general feeling of support with Support Our Schools (SOS).
When a new voice started speaking publicly, bashing our schools, it struck me as odd that I’d never heard of this person over the last seven years. Anyone that invested, whether good or bad, is someone I would have crossed paths with. So when letters to the editor berating KCPS showed up in the Kent County News that triggered a red flag and I began to investigate.
There are no corroborating records for “Bob Crandall” in Worton, or on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. “Bob” appears to be someone not courageous enough to publish derogatory statements, and propaganda, using their real identity.
Then “Bob” wrote a ridiculous letter “declaring” a winner to the League of Women Voters BOE “debate.” It was a forum, not a debate, and there were no “winners.” It was simply an opportunity for candidates to respond to questions from the community. “Bob” was now using their cultivated character to effect election results. Good Lord, does this person have no ethics?
People requested that KCN confirm ID; when “Bob” neglected to comply, the letter was pulled from the website, and didn’t make it into that week’s print edition.
But damage was done. Continued negativity about KCPS affects morale in our schools. Why write negative letters without using your real identity? What is the reason for hiding? Why not try to help our schools, instead of bashing them?
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Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
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