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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To me the relevant questions is if schools are explicitly choosing based on race, and if that by itself is legal. Affirmative action no longer exists. [/quote]

Are you just talking about what’s legal? Then the Supreme Court ruling only affects schools receiving FFA. Whether you agree or not, those are the facts. And even if it did apply, schools should still be able to admit based on subjective measures like character or what interesting life experiences different children bring to a class. Or whether they need more athletes one year and more musicians the next. I have no interest in subjecting these schools to a witch hunt just because I feel someone deserved a spot but didn’t get it. All the children admitted at my child’s school are valuable contributors. Those who did not get in are hopefully thriving elsewhere. Nobody has a basic right to attend any particular private school.

Even though we’ve been through the process and agree it was stressful and a lot of work, I still don’t completely understand the level of obsession over getting into particular schools. I wonder if parents believe certain schools are needed for successful college admissions. They are not. As someone pointed out above, some schools are already quite selective when they admit students, so it’s no real surprise that the students do well when they later apply to colleges. But these same students would have been equally (perhaps even more) successful applying to college out of less selective schools. I’ve heard college admissions officers say that coming from a selective school can be both a blessing and a curse. You have to be a really stunning student to stand out at an Exeter, Harvard Westlake, Thomas Jefferson or Stuyvesant. I’m glad my DC got in at their first choice because they were not challenged at their public option, but if they didn’t get admitted—and that could easily have happened had we not been somewhat lucky—I am 100% confident they would have been completely fine nonetheless.[/quote]

But wait !  Most private schools are considered non-profits and do receive a form of federal aid by not paying income tax. Could the tax exemption be tretated as a form of federal aid? Maybe not right now, but in practical terms the tax exemption is like money given by the government that they hate so much.

Let’s see if the law is implemented to non-profit schools if they are willing to give up the tax advantage. I don’t think so. [/quote]

Same with churches. I guess we should have the big hand of government stamp out their freedoms too and accept everyone. No more religious teaching, just like D.E.I. and CRT is out at universities. Get rid of all policies that discriminate against LGTBQ. Or whatever the government deems unfit depending upon the administration at any given time. Seems fair to you? Doesn’t seem right to me.[/quote]

I understand churches. Why does the government has to subsidize schools for rich kids instead of using the money for public schools ? [/quote]

Which schools specifically are you talking about? My child is at an independent on financial aid funded by the generosity of donors. The spot was certainly not owed to my child because the school does not accept everyone by design, and DC is getting what is in my opinion is a better education because of less government interference. There are certainly other options that exist for those that want it.[/quote]

Most likely that school is tax exempted so it is also financies by the generosity of tax payers. [/quote]

Non-profits are tax exempt while still enjoying certain freedoms. I eagerly await your response about why you feel churches should have freedoms that other non-profits should not enjoy.[/quote]

As all tax laws, these are not written in the Bible and cannot be change never. They do change and government can provide exemptions up to a limit. Is it justified to subsidize schools for rich families or that money could be used for public schools? What do you think? [/quote]

You pretty much avoided my question. I think both should remain tax exempt. I really love that the multitude of independent options exist for different families, including both the secular and religious schools that might exclude my own child due to religious differences. I neither prefer public schools or the for-profit private school models for my child. But why are you after private schools and not churches or church affiliated schools by the very same principles? [/quote]

I didn’t avoid the question. I also love tax exemptions. The question is if that is justified. You sound a lot like sidwell getting covid funds intended for small business, and then saying that is ethically correct.

Now you answer my question. Is it justified to give a subsidy to schools of rich families instead of using that money for public schools ? [/quote]

It’s no different from churches and other non profits getting tax exemptions. And notice that private school parents still pay taxes to subsidize schools their children do not attend. If a private school is for-profit then they should not be tax-exempt. It’s a more principled difference between profit and non-profit, rather than, “I like Churches better so they can do what they want to benefit one group and not another.”[/quote]

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