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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I'm liberal and religious.

And I send my kid to a charter.

For us, wanting our child to be in a diverse environment (not one of those kids in a rich bubble their whole lives) does play a part.

We chose charter rather than DCPS because it was a better fit for him.

[b]As a child of an extremely Catholic mom with a major martyr complex, I will say that I hope you put your own child's needs before those of the neighbor's children.  You're the only mom they have.  And they need that.  They need to hear that you love them the most.
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And also, I have some extremely religious friends who send their kids to private school.  I don't judge them for it.  We all make our own decisions.  [/quote]

I agree with the bolded. You're the parent and you need to do what's best for your children every time. You can also support DCPS schools with high concentrations of poverty. These two things aren't mutually exclusive.

This is why Catholic priests and nuns can't get married or have kids. The Catholic church recognizes that a person's first allegiance would be to a spouse or child, so they have have spouses and children if they pledge to serve God first. Don't use your kids as pawns for a religious or political statement. Do what's best for them and also include them to engage with the community. They can participate in clean up days, volunteer to work for school festivals, donate to the schools, etc. You shouldn't sacrifice your children's education and social lives by placing them in poorly performing schools with mostly kids in poverty when you have better options.

That said, if what you meant was you would make this noblesse oblige sacrifice by sending your kids to Murch, then I'm done with you.[/quote]

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