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[quote=Anonymous] My kids both attended a local parochial (when they were younger) and public schools when they were older.

While we met a few nice families at a local parochial, the school atmosphere was toxic.  The buildings were beautiful, you could eat off the floor, and they did a great job of selling the school at the Open House.

Once you get in though, it’s like having a relationship with a narcissist. You are immediately made to feel superior “love bombed” because you “invested” in your child(ren’s) education.  When you walk through the halls, you see all the amazing projects hanging on the walls or the professional looking dioramas sitting on the tables.  The crazy number of graded projects, which were always completed at home were not age appropriate in the least and were more like “family projects.”  Many of these “family projects” were completely done by parents though they’d never admit it.  Cheating was rampant- parents writing their kids papers or doing their homework for them. The school felt like one big “act”.  There was one set of rules for big donors of money/time another for everyone else.  Oftentimes, it felt like I was homeschooling my kid as it seemed like they assigned a ton of homework but school was often reserved for fun activities.

The clique was terrible and run by the parents. Almost everyone came from a similar background, white upper middle class.  Since it was a small school, you were either in or out. If you were the type of person to question things, you were definitely out.  If you weren’t Catholic, even if you checked all the other boxes you were ousted at some point.   There were some mean staff members that would take pride in bullying kids that weren’t part of the “in clique” and the principal turned a blind eye.

The environment worked for some. There were some nice kids whose family fit well enough socially and they are doing fantastic now.  It didn’t work for a lot of people. There were a crazy number of kids that developed mental health issues when they were older.

And never ever say you are sending your kid to a public high school. The administration will turn their backs to you if you apply to a magnet or actively criticize you for being too demanding when all you are asking for is getting the documents you need in a timely manner.

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