Leaving private for public midyear

[Anonymous]

We did when we bought our house and moved from a not so great pyramid to a supposedly much better one. Daughter was miserable in the private school and getting bullied by a classmate in 3rd grade so she wanted to switch schools anyway. The new public school was very highly rated, our neighbors raved about how good the education was, and it seemed like a smart idea to meet the kids in the neighborhood before the summer.

In hindsight, we should have finished out the school year and just advocated more loudly, up and down the administration, to switch her to a different classroom.

[Anonymous]

I’m surprised people are saying yes. My pool of folks told me, no. Of course, this might be different situations.
I’ll share mine, TLDR: I kept DS in through the school year.

He wasn’t extremely happy with the group of friends, wasn’t challenged enough and personally I did not like the administration.

Ultimately, I kept him in because we were about 4 months out to finish the school year.

We did not go back to the school this year, and he’s thriving at the new one. My recommendation is do what is best for your child and family. Everything isn’t going to be perfect, but for sure weigh out what you’re dealing with. Stability was one thing for me, we were moving, plus taking him out the school would’ve been another change.
I would talk to all parties involved first, try to see change and then make a decision. Also, in the interim, visit the potential kids and make friends with neighborhood children in case they are attending that school.

Good luck OP, I know it’s a hard decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did when we bought our house and moved from a not so great pyramid to a supposedly much better one. Daughter was miserable in the private school and getting bullied by a classmate in 3rd grade so she wanted to switch schools anyway. The new public school was very highly rated, our neighbors raved about how good the education was, and it seemed like a smart idea to meet the kids in the neighborhood before the summer.

In hindsight, we should have finished out the school year and just advocated more loudly, up and down the administration, to switch her to a different classroom.

So why do you regret? Was the public elementary bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What makes you think public is any better?

I’m not OP but I think the idea is that there’s value in showing your kid that when things are not working you make a change. Sometimes the first change still isn’t right, but it’s better than sending your kid day after day to a place you KNOW to be wrong.

You mean when things aren't working, you run? bail? No....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did when we bought our house and moved from a not so great pyramid to a supposedly much better one. Daughter was miserable in the private school and getting bullied by a classmate in 3rd grade so she wanted to switch schools anyway. The new public school was very highly rated, our neighbors raved about how good the education was, and it seemed like a smart idea to meet the kids in the neighborhood before the summer.

In hindsight, we should have finished out the school year and just advocated more loudly, up and down the administration, to switch her to a different classroom.

So why do you regret? Was the public elementary bad?

It was a tough transition socially and we learned that the academics were not as great as we were expecting or as good as the previous school’s.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know if people would be willing to share which schools have these toxic environments?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What makes you think public is any better?

This. The grass might look greener, but is it really?