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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are actually several points in our family’s choice of private school:

1.  High expectations of students in academics and personal conduct 
2.  General sense of orderliness 
3.  Personalized attention from teachers, staff, and admin 
4.  Safety 
5.  Opportunities for spots in clubs and sports teams that are severely limited in the local big-box, overcrowded public
6.  Cleanliness of facility
7.  No phones allowed during class time 
8.  No drugging or vaping in bathrooms 
9.  Transparent curricula 
10. Teachers actually grade work w/commentary
11. Misbehaving students face consequences.  Three strikes = expulsion
12.  Uniforms 
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Sweet snowflakes need to be protected. Should prepare them well for life. [/quote]

I’ll play.  Where did you and your putative children attend K-12? 
I attended K-12 in a low-rated, overcrowded, dangerous school cluster.  My experience was one of sexual harassment from tenured teachers, threats of sexual and physical violence from other students, poor instructional quality, and teacher/administration apathy.  
Not an experience I would wish on my worst enemy, nor for my children.  Have you had your breasts grabbed when you’re trying to drink at the water fountain?  Have you had your club’s pizza sale slices stolen by non-paying students?  Have you had teachers rub your shoulders and sniff your hair?  No?  Lucky you!  [/quote]

DP. A parent who can afford to pay 60k private surely can afford to send their kids to a great public school, [/quote]

DP. The comparison is not between private vs. pizza-stealing, sniffing-teacher public. [/quote]

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