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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get your point about the income. That's why I am trying to see if there's any possibility in living in a cheaper area which is "commutable" to SV twice per week, and possibly leaving room for a private school. What about Monterey county?

Regarding the privilege bingo thing - I'm not looking if that particular "privilege bingo" is part of a curriculum. I just brought it up as an example of something which was not acceptable in Fairfax, if (hypothetically) existed in SV if it would be acceptable. Based on other's comments it would, and for me this is a no-no.

Regarding pronouns - ok about "they" etc, but is it fine if a kid refuses to identify pronouns? Will that kid be still "welcome", or will it get "ostracized"?[/quote]

PP again. I'm not super familiar with Monterey. My impression is that it is pretty bifurcated. Lots of very, very poor farmworkers in Salinas and the Carmel/Pebble Beach crowd at the other end of the spectrum. The commute will be very, very long. That 101/1 corridor through Gilroy is total misery to drive. As with anywhere, the best schools are going to be in the wealthier areas. Housing might be moderately more affordable overall? The weather would not appeal to me at all. Lots of gray days. Politically, it's one of the more conservative of our coastal areas, but that's still going to be primarily in the libertarian sense (at least in the wealthy parts). The farmworker crowd tends to be very strong Catholic, strong family ties with traditional values overall, but a lot of the dysfunction of poverty. You could probably find a Maga crowd in Monterey, but you will also have a Gay Pride parade too.

As for kids who don't want to do their pronouns, they will be welcome in in some crowds and ostracized in others, just as happens in any group in any school. It won't be a result of any official school policy, but as I've been saying, the other kids and their interests are going to be where these issues come up. Kids start getting into their cliques in late elementary school. Some join the environmental clubs, others go to church groups, others are in band. Whatever. [/quote]

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