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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know about Gonzaga, but as a former Catholic school lifer, it was frankly refreshing to have some diversity and escape the homogeneity of backgrounds. (We had some Shia Muslims whose families fled Iran etc. ) And my school never forced them to go attend any Masses. Not sure how religious classes were handled though. Basically, the point is that I would think a Jesuit school like Gonzaga would be quite open to other faiths. [/quote]

There is a reason there are religious schools. Families want their kids surrounding by their cult.

If you want diversity, go to a secular school. 
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Are there Muslims, Buddhists, and Catholics at Jewish Day School? Nope[/b][/quote]

Actually, there often are. The Jewish day school near us has a number of families who aren't Jewish (and go out of their way to welcome applications from families of other faiths). The one friend we know who attends isn't Jewish. And we have several friends who are Jewish with kids at local parish schools. It hasn't been an issue--they and the schools knew they were not Catholic. Our parish schools have tuition tiers so you pay more if you aren't Catholic, but it's still far less than most of the secular independent schools.

People choose schools for myriad reasons, and it might be that a religious school is a great fit in all other respects, even if the family doesn't share the faith. Obviously you have to be okay with the religious education component, but if the family and the school are both comfortable with it, it doesn't need to be a huge issue. Presumably schools would not be accepting students from other faiths if they felt it was damaging to their programs or school communities, and families would not be accepting if they felt it would be problematic for their children.[/quote]

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