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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ffx Co schools have latge classes. In fact, the Board just voted to cap class size to 27.

As practicing Catholics, we were debating whether to go Catholic school or public especially since we are in a really good school pyramid. We liked the resources the County offered - language immersion, IEPs for things like speech (which Dd needed),  convenience/logistics, and no tuition. The things we are put off by are how much mainstreaming is done. DD has some really disruptive kids in her class who are so distracting there are "assistant teachers" to work with the 4 or 5 autistic/add (?) kids. It is still distracting though, and as a volunteer in the class, I witness how much time is wasted on reprimand and discipline and repeating the lesson, etc. 
My kids aren't old enough yet for the health and sex ed lessons yet, but will most likely opt out.[b] Obviously, that wouldn't be an issue if we were in Cath. school[/b].[/quote]

WHAT?  You don't think Catholic schools teach sex ed?  I had sex ed over and over and over in Catholic grade and high schools back in the 80's.  If you don't teach it, aren't you missing a good chunk of biology/health?  That's a curriculum failure.[/quote]

I think what the poster was trying to say is that Sex Ed in the public school advocates birth control, gay/lesbian lifestyles, etc, but in a Catholic school these issues would not be pushed or made to be acceptable. That's the difference and that is why the above poster is opting out.[/quote]

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