Washington Post: Parents Take Pride In New Moniker

Washington Post staff writers Dan deVise and Miranda Spivack report today on the "new moniker" coined by MCPS BOE vice-president Patricia O'Neill.

Parent activists have been appending the title "PIA" to their names in e-mails and online postings in response to Montgomery County school board Vice President Patricia O'Neill (Bethesda-Chevy Chase), who last week suggested principals "might not pick PIAs" [translation: pain-in-the-you-know-whats] to participate in school governance.

UPDATE: Strollerderby - Schools Say No Pain in the Butt Parents