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[quote=Anonymous]This same question "Can we or should we as non-Catholics send out DC to Catholic schools?" comes up repeatedly in various forms on this forum.

Sometimes its non-Catholics attracted by the geographic convenience of Catholic grammar schools. Sometimes its parents who see all the problems in free public schoosl and don't like the Independent schools for lots of reasons including the price tag. Some want the values that are taught and the discipline in the Catholic schools.

There are enough anecdotes that float around to make it seem plausible. (e.g."I have a non-Catholic friend who sent her son to a Catholic school and it was a good experience.".

But what these people shopping for the middle ground between the Publics and the Independents can't see are the downsides. And it should not came as a surprise that there are some. These schools are not there to provide non-Catholics a safe haven from the publics and a discount from the Independents. When the schools admit non-Catholics its because they have the space and can use the tuition money or the student has some sort of special quality or skill they want. They certainly aren't interested in religious diversity.

The impact on a child of being a minority among a majority never seems to be considered. Children consciously and sub-conciously struggle to be like those that surround them.[/quote]

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