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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, keep an eye on antisemitism in your local public schools. Since you mention you're in a high cost of living area, I suspect you may also be in a place that is at some real risk of making Jews feel demonized and unwelcome in schools now and in the coming years. It is something to consider as you make your decision. [/quote]

Op here. It’s a big factor in my decision. I am completely in support of Jewish day schools. I just don’t know how much I’m supposed to sacrifice financially for it - do I sacrifice having another kid? Vacations? Savings? [/quote]

Yes, if you need to.  You think you should get aid and go on fancy vacations?[/quote]

Op here. No I do not. But on the other hand, the financial aid system at this school is broken because if I don’t get aid, I am subsidizing other families with stay at home parents making 75k bar mitzvahs who have the gall to apply for and take aid. So - I don’t feel like making an enormous financial sacrifice to subsidize other people’s leisurely lifestyles. The majority of people at this school get financial aid, and instead, they could just make tuition more affordable so it’s more generally accessible.

What I have an issue with is the lack of transparency. If I make 450k and use half of my post-tax income to pay for tuition, forgoing other expenses, while another family with the same income applies and receives aid, it’s not a fair or efficient system.[/quote]

My kids deserved vacations and summer camp as well as a day school education ad did most of the kids in their classes. [/quote]

Most of the kids in their classes deserved vacations and summer camp, but some didn't?  And the kids who didn't go at all?

I agree that OP should apply for aid, and let the school decide.  I also think that she shouldn't, at this point, worry about the 50K high school tuition for a kid who isn't born yet.  
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Does everyone deserve a vacation? 
The privilege of the wealthy - y’all are so clueless, it is not even funny [/quote]

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