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[quote=Anonymous]I'm really enjoying all the thoughtful posts here. We're in a Catholic middle school and trying to decide whether to do private or public for high school. Both parents attended Catholic K-16 so yeah, we had lots of years of brainwashing that Catholic and private are "better," but we know there are amazing programs in the publics that are worth considering. Also, I do feel like I lived a bit in a "bubble" and could have benefited from being exposed to more diversity in school.

I am concerned about safety--maybe I'm just being too influenced by fearmongering, but the locked bathroom issues in the public high school are very concerning to me, along with reports and social media videos of fights. I know privates have their issues too, but feel like the tuition buys you more direct communication with school leadership and privates have more control over how to treat issues.

For us, it's probably going to boil down to where our kid is accepted and if they have choices, what they prefer. They're not a top-tier kid so acceptance anywhere is not guaranteed. [/quote]

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