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bklyngaucho t1_itm9wsc wrote

First of all: I don’t understand how any religious schools are getting tax payer money. Can someone explain that one to me?

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Arleare13 t1_itmc765 wrote

Because the Supreme Court says we have to. If a state provides any funding to secular private schools, they have to provide funding to religious private schools also.

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Rottimer t1_itmiych wrote

Which is bullshit unless the religious school doesn’t have a religious test for entry. If I can’t send my kids to that school because they’re not Jewish, then they shouldn’t be getting taxpayer money. Other religious schools, like Catholic schools, will accept any child. I have doubts the same can be said about the yeshivas.

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UncomfyNoises t1_itn0hz1 wrote

I agree 10000%. Isn’t that the whole point of paying taxes to reap the so-called benefits like sending your child to the school you choose. Yeah, whole system is muffed.

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TonyzTone t1_itnjydm wrote

>sending your child to the school you choose.

What parent has a choice of school? You go to the school you're districted to, and unless you specifically seek an exemption into a specialized, one of the selective schools, or pay additional money for a private education, you're being educated whichever school you're closest to.

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thaylin79 t1_itnquva wrote

You create a list of the dozen or so schools of your preference with the most preferred at the top, you then get accepted to whatever school accepts you on that list which doesn't necessarily equate to a school that's in your district since there's magnet schools all over.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_itmkra1 wrote

>unless the religious school doesn’t have a religious test for entry.

It doesn't. They're not allowed to discriminate. But this is a bullshit comment. You wouldn't want your kids to go to a Hasidic school if it were the last school on earth, you just want to find a reason to bash them.

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larrylevan t1_itnhx52 wrote

And there are plenty of reasons to bash them. They are nothing but a scam that do not provide a legitimate education.

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Rottimer t1_itpq0i4 wrote

These school administrators stole from their own community. They're not only denying those kids an even passable education, but stealing food out of the mouths of their community's children to pad their own pockets and the pockets of their friends. And you're here telling me that I'm just looking for a reason to bash them? They've proved themselves complete assholes. No one has to "look" for that.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_itprqgy wrote

They did. So why are you inventing problems so you can criticize them for things that you would do too?

"I wouldn't associate with them if you paid me, but they're assholes for not wanting to associate with me."

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Rottimer t1_itpso3w wrote

I wouldn't associate with those school administrators, but my point is that if I wanted to send my child there (doesn't matter why) then I should be able to without a religious test. Maybe that's the case, I haven't tried. But I'm guessing it's not and that I would be strongly discouraged from doing so.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_itptbkn wrote

Of course it matters why. You're getting angry that you can't have something you don't want.

It's like complaining that it's not fair that you haven't been pushed in front of a train.

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westsidejeff t1_itn7xw9 wrote

Only transportation, lunch and secular textbooks are federally funded. This since the money benefits the children directly.

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elizabeth-cooper t1_itmbd4o wrote

All private schools are eligible for government grants for specific things such as child care, lunch, technology, textbooks, special ed, and busing.

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