Number of students being homeschooled in Colorado more than doubles

We were discussing bullying in private schools vs public schools, not which system is better.

This study finds there is no difference in the amount of bullying in public vs privates schools...

Within the limits of the study, the following conclusions were reached: (1) No statistically significant difference existed between the amount of bullying at the public and private school. (2) A statistically significant difference did exist in some types of bullying between the public and private school. (3) When comparing the two school systems a statistically significant difference did exist in some specific locations where bullying occurred. (4) A variety of relationships existed between certain student characteristics and the survey questions. (5) The lack of a statistically significant difference in the amount of bullying that occurred at the public and private school allows educators to apply research findings from public schools research to private schools within the parameters of this research.

scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/616/

Then, there's this...

How Bullying Goes Unaddressed in Private Schools
When parents drop their children off at school, the last thing they would expect is the school to contribute to the bullying of their children. Schools, especially private schools that rely on new intakes and endowments, want to protect their reputation. Yet, schools that allow bullying to continue despite their guidelines and policies, are putting their reputation at significant risk.

As the number of bullying cases in schools across the country grows, something needs to be done. The lack of support, communication, and action by faculty and administration is causing even more pain and suffering to victims. Parents are not often aware of the extent and details of bullying their children have endured until it’s too late.

Parents need to be able to spot the signs. Here are some reasons why bullying may go unaddressed:

www.rogersonlaw.com/blogs/how-bullying-g...-in-private-schools/

And this..

Children from private schools experience more bullying and make bad decisions early

We want the best possible education to our children. Even though good education is expensive and many parents choose private schools, it may actually not be the best choice for everyone. A new study led by the University of York revealed that private school education can actually cause significant damage to one’s emotional and social development.

www.technology.org/2020/07/06/children-f...bad-decisions-early/

And this...

Privately educated students are more likely to experience bullying, start drinking earlier and take more risks than their state school counterparts, a new study has found.

www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2020...-school-development/

So Wayne do you support abolishing private schools? Put our kids in public school systems like Baltimore where they graduate the illiterate?

No, Fred. But I have nothing against the public Jefferson County School District.

Our daughter attended, was identified as "Gifted and Talented" and put into that group after taking an IQ test. From there, she went to Advanced Placement Classes and graduated from CU in three years, going on to CU Medical School and becoming a Alpha Omega Alpha doctor. I have no complaints.

Luckily your daughter didn't lose two years of in person schooling because of paranoid JeffCo bureaucrats.

Because of a worldwide pandemic.

There, I fixed it for you.

Wayne Harrison wrote: Because of a worldwide pandemic.

There, I fixed it for you.

But that didn't happen in your perfect country of Sweden... why not?

1/10th of Sweden's population got COVID. More than 1 million cases. Overall, Sweden’s COVID-19 death rate of 142.5 per 100,000 population is well above neighbors Denmark (43.89), Finland (17.84), Norway (15.03) and Iceland (8.3), according to Johns Hopkins University. Sweden has imposed fewer restrictions than other countries, but its COVID-19 death rate has been above the U.S. and the EU at various times during the pandemic. Sweden has had more COVID-19 deaths per capita than its neighbors, and infections are rising.

There's another problem with getting kids back into the classroom, as explained by this parent on Twitter:

My children lasted a week of school before having to quarantine due to exposure to a child who tested positive. One of my children is the only one wearing a mask in his class and the other is one of a handful. What are parents supposed to do who don’t have options/time off? Quit?

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