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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private schools don't have the same issues as public schools because they can turn away anyone they want to: troublemakers, kids who are very low achieving, FARMs kids, ESOL kids... etc.

Apples to oranges comparison.[/quote]

Yes, and that's a good thing.  I'll take the apples over the oranges any day![/quote]

Well, you’re honest. Most private school parents would never admit how much they dislike the poor and immigrants.  At least Catholic schools have stuck to the part of their mission to educate a wide variety of kids, including the poor, immigrants, different learners, different races.

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It's not about socioeconomic status, race, or disabilities.  Plenty of diversity in our Catholic school, and my daughter has severe ADHD and gets a slew of accommodations.  It's about coming from families that value education and keep their kids accountable.  That's who I want to surround my kids with.  Unfortunately because public schools have to take everyone, you are going to be exposed to the slackers.  Some kids come out just fine regardless, but I want to stack the deck so that my kid will succeed.

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So the PP (you?) should have said slackers rather than “kids who are very low achieving, FARMs kids, ESOL kids... etc.”. You do your Catholic school no favors by saying the school would turn away different learners, immigrants and the poor. 
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Do you really think the immigrants and/or poor are applying to Catholic high schools in droves? Yes, there is financial aid at these schools but the parents are (usually) still paying at least some amount of the tuition. [/quote]

Well, they certainly aren’t applying to schools costing north of $50k/yr, are they? There are many kids at the school our school partners with who are first gen and whose parents work two jobs to make rent. We can support them because our school doesn’t cost $50k and they can support their kids because they get a break on tuition.

The PP said they simply don’t want these kids at their school. 
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