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Anonymous wrote:My wife and I are same-sex parents currently exploring private schools in the area to send our child wide PK4 in 2026. Our child currently attends private non-parochial daycare/school, but we are looking now so we have our selection scoped down by next year’s application timeframe for PK4. I grew up going to Catholic school for 4th through 12th grades - and (in hindsight) appreciated the structure, discipline, and focus on faith. While neither one of us are Catholic, we were interested in sending our child to a Catholic school (ideally in Alexandria/Arlington), for the aforementioned reasons as well as the educational reputation associated with some in the area, but have concerns around the teachings around homosexuality. I don’t exactly remember how much/what was taught about homosexuality when I was in school (other than it was a sin) or when, and I didn’t really know who *I* was at the time so I didn’t pay it much attention. It is also much more socially acceptable now than it was then so I presume it is more likely to be addressed in schools. To be very clear, we are very aware of the Catholic church’s stance on homosexual inclinations, tendencies, and acts, as well as the blessings that are now available to same-sex couples, so we know at some level what we would be signing up for. We are planning to do school tours/open houses to get a feel of the atmosphere.

We’re interested in hearing from same-sex parents of kids in Catholic schools (and/or those parents who have evidenced-based insight and not just opinion or conjecture) as to 1) the level of acceptance at specific schools (or lack thereof); 2) if/when the Church’s stance is taught in PK-8 schools; 3) how you managed guiding your child(ren) through a space where at school they might hear that the family they have at home is “sinful”, “immoral”, “disordered”, etc.

I know that nationally, some dioceses have *slowly* become more progressive, to the extent that they can; and Pope Francis has been a fairly progressive pope (in the 2,000 year grand scheme of things). If I’m not mistaken, the Diocese of Arlington is not as progressive in this particular arena, and some parishes within even less so, which is why we are leaning toward private Episcopal, Quaker, or independent. But before we completely shut the door on Catholic schools, we would love to hear people’s actual experiences.

Note: I have poured through dozens of DCUM posts trying to find some flavor of our specific inquiry and answers, but haven’t come across anything that quite fits. If there is a thread that exists that meets the ask above, feel free to point us in that direction.

We currently have our children at an Arlington diocese school and overall really like it, especially for the structure/discipline/focus on faith you mention but even as relatively traditional Catholics we sometimes find the teachings a bit archaic and I’m not aware of any same sex families in the school community.

The Arlington diocese is famous/(infamous) for being one of the most conservative in the country and definitely not in line with the current more liberal Pope Francis leanings.

Anonymous wrote:My wife and I are same-sex parents currently exploring private schools in the area to send our child wide PK4 in 2026. Our child currently attends private non-parochial daycare/school, but we are looking now so we have our selection scoped down by next year’s application timeframe for PK4. I grew up going to Catholic school for 4th through 12th grades - and (in hindsight) appreciated the structure, discipline, and focus on faith. While neither one of us are Catholic, we were interested in sending our child to a Catholic school (ideally in Alexandria/Arlington), for the aforementioned reasons as well as the educational reputation associated with some in the area, but have concerns around the teachings around homosexuality. I don’t exactly remember how much/what was taught about homosexuality when I was in school (other than it was a sin) or when, and I didn’t really know who *I* was at the time so I didn’t pay it much attention. It is also much more socially acceptable now than it was then so I presume it is more likely to be addressed in schools. To be very clear, we are very aware of the Catholic church’s stance on homosexual inclinations, tendencies, and acts, as well as the blessings that are now available to same-sex couples, so we know at some level what we would be signing up for. We are planning to do school tours/open houses to get a feel of the atmosphere.

We’re interested in hearing from same-sex parents of kids in Catholic schools (and/or those parents who have evidenced-based insight and not just opinion or conjecture) as to 1) the level of acceptance at specific schools (or lack thereof); 2) if/when the Church’s stance is taught in PK-8 schools; 3) how you managed guiding your child(ren) through a space where at school they might hear that the family they have at home is “sinful”, “immoral”, “disordered”, etc.

I know that nationally, some dioceses have *slowly* become more progressive, to the extent that they can; and Pope Francis has been a fairly progressive pope (in the 2,000 year grand scheme of things). If I’m not mistaken, the Diocese of Arlington is not as progressive in this particular arena, and some parishes within even less so, which is why we are leaning toward private Episcopal, Quaker, or independent. But before we completely shut the door on Catholic schools, we would love to hear people’s actual experiences.

Note: I have poured through dozens of DCUM posts trying to find some flavor of our specific inquiry and answers, but haven’t come across anything that quite fits. If there is a thread that exists that meets the ask above, feel free to point us in that direction.

Anonymous wrote:Do you really want your kid taught that you and your spouse are going to h3ll? That’s what they will teach. The bishop is in the news for calling gambling a sin!