Should taxpayer dollars be used to fund private education?

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

#1 - Parents
#2 - Parents
#3 - Parents

amen

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I pay about $800. a year in school taxes. I don't plan on sending my kids to our local school for a very long list of reasons.

Parental engagement.

For someone who will probably end up teaching in a publicly funded program, I have an odd take on this issue. Public education should only be for the poor or disabled. PE allows parents to disengage from their children's lives and makes the state the parent.