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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jactnil wrote

Reply to comment by Ok_Birthday749 in School choice bills aim to deny private schools public money by casewood123

SJA is one of the best schools in New England not just VT. They get students from all over the world.

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Ok_Birthday749 t1_jactrrc wrote

Yes but the majority of their students are poor kids from the NEK.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jacubtb wrote

I live here I am aware and thankful for SJA. The even have a better facility than many colleges do.

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Ok_Birthday749 t1_jacurhj wrote

Yes and it will be a travesty if they don’t make some changes to these bills as proposed. The underlying problems with our education system are not going to be solved any time soon and gutting the schools that provide the best education in the state for the most at risk students is not going to help.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jacvv1t wrote

The entire idea of "not propping up" places like SJA and LI are insane as most of Kixeliz's rants are she even brought your kid into it!. Actually kinda thankful she blocked me. What's the alternative then? Let SJA and LI die and spend untold millions building new high schools in the area. Not gonna happen. Where will they build them will my kids now have to spend three hours or more on the bus everyday. It's already almost 2 hrs now. Blinded by hatred seems to be a common theme these days.

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Ok_Birthday749 t1_jacx1fg wrote

Yeah I blocked that person because I have no interest in arguing with someone that has tunnel vision and an agenda outside of doing what is best for the children of this state. I grew up in the NEK as a severely disadvantaged kid. I pay out the ass to live where I do now so my kids have better opportunities than going to North Country where if you aren’t a redneck that loves Trump you are bullied into being suicidal. That’s the irony….SJA is the epitome of inclusion, social and emotional safety and superb education. All that persons arguments are about everything other than what is best for children.

ETA: Like you, I have a child who has thrived at one of these schools after having gone through hell for the first 7 years of public school here in the NEK. She spent her entire school career depressed and verging on being suicidal because she wasn’t like the other kids and they made sure she knew it. She has never been healthier or happier or more accomplished and she’s only a freshman. The problem isn’t what these schools are, it’s that the rest of our schools are so mediocre or poor in comparison.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jacyq7h wrote

Kinda in the same boat broke ass's most of the time but we did save enough to buy a home and chose our location specifically because we at the time had an elementary and middle school with choice for high school. Then the new district closed the middle school and forced the kids to bus a few towns over to a decrepit school with a collapsing gym roof and a building that is literally sinking into the ground every day. I like smaller local controlled elementary and middle schools but favor a larger regional approach in unpopulated areas like where we live. For example we used to live in Craftsbury and while the high school is nice and was recently redone there are just very few opportunities to learn there. It's impossible to have the varied fields of possible study a larger school can provide in a place like that. I am not knocking it and it's a fine school if you plan to stay in VT and be a farmer or something but there are no advanced classes in much of anything stem related or outside the very basics. Just can't get a break it seems. As usual the most dangerous time to live in VT is while the leg. is in session.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_jaczo32 wrote

> She spent her entire school career depressed and verging on being suicidal because she wasn’t like the other kids and they made sure she knew it. She has never been healthier or happier or more accomplished and she’s only a freshman.

That really hits home we are/were in the same exact situation. My daughter actually likes going to school now and hates being late. Odd for a teen right? She has only just started high school this year but my oh my is she absolutely excelling where she is now. Completely changed person for the better and fuck this noise I will fight for these small schools with everything I have.

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