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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of public school parents, even the fairly liberal ones, are uncomfortable with the progressive indoctrination that is now occurring in the public and private schools.  They are seeking a more balanced, moderate environment where kids are taught to think for themselves.  And yes, it’s completely ironic that the best place for this is actually a Catholic school. [/quote]

This is not why. The pandemic exposed the priorities of public schools and school boards and it was not the children so people looked for alternatives. Catholic high schools are cheaper and provide structure so fewer behavioral issues. Also many Catholic high schools are feeders to top schools like Georgetown (Visi has a dual enrollment program), Notre Dame and Boston College. [/quote]

I think it is definitely a combination of both. The progressive indoctrination was exposed during the pandemic when parents were in the same room as their kids during virtual learning and could overhear what was being taught. 
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This was a main driver for us moving to Catholic for HS. Progressive middle school was pushing a pro-LGB agenda with mandatory sexualized literature, social clubs hosting rainbow theme pizza lunch, counselors looking for reasons to be outraged. New school sticks to education and teachers don't bring up sexual topics. [/quote]

Yes, this. Elementary and MS kids don’t need discussions about sex and gender identities during class time. Even though our all-girls MS Catholic school is very progressive, it does stop short of encouraging these discussions during “health class” and tells the students to talk more with their parents if they have further questions. The school also emailed parents to let us know what will be taught in that class. I appreciated that.[/quote]

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