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[quote=Anonymous]NP here.  My DH is the son of two public school teachers so it was a difficult road to even consider something other than public school. My mom is also a public school teacher but started teaching once I was out of college.  While I do feel a little guilty, it was more that I have school choice in that I can pay for another option when the local school wasn't working well for one of my children.  I recognize that not everyone has this option and if anything happens with my job, we wouldn't have the option ourselves.

The interesting thing is I remember a co-worker that sent their kids to Catholic school while living in one of the best school districts and I thought to myself how they were sheltering their kids from "the real world".  I never ever said anything thank goodness..  Now here I am with my kids in Catholic school.  Funny how life works.  So anyway, I don't get caught up in saying any school is better or worse.   Like you said, you've thought about the pro/cons, it is child specific, not a judgement about the school, and you can always revisit the decision. Don't apologize or approach it as something that needs apology. You are doing what you think is right for your child and you are the one that lives with the consequences of that decision good or bad.  At the end up the day we all want our kids to be happy, self-supporting adults that can maintain good relationships with friends, family, and significant other and hopefully is someone you would describe as a good person that you would genuinely like if you weren't related to him.  If you feel a certain school, activity, or setting could be a game changer for your child, why feel guilty about that?
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