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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
As far as school vouchers...just suppose I wish to send my children to private school (which I don't; this is hypothetical) because the local public school is "failing" academically and because it is being overrun by Li'l Future Criminals in Training.
Sure, the academic half of the problem could be solved by putting my children in a private school. But wouldn't the availability of vouchers make it possible for the L.F.C.T.'s to go to private school also, thereby just taking half of the problem and moving it to a new location? Protecting your children from trying to learn in an environment of disruption and violence by moving them to a "better" school and then allowing the L.F.C.T.'s doesn't make any sense. Wouldn't a large factor in the decision to send one's child to a private school be the desire to get them away from kids like that?
Admittedly, I'm not 100% sure how the voucher system should work so if I'm assuming something that isn't true, I'd really appreciate if someone who is familiar with the pro-anti voucher argument could comment on this. Thanks! 
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I think there are some gross generalizations being made here... LFCT organization as you put it is mostly because of "failing families"--namely, neither parent is responsible to the child they produced because:
1) the parents are children themselves
2) hooked on drugs
3) just not around
4) all of the above
Which means that grandma is taking care of them... And grandma is old and doesn't know that one can steal an identity when you do not shread your pre-approved credit application after the letter is thrown in the trash can...
Moreover, we have the Baby Boomers becoming grandparents... So really, do you think the fabricators of the "sexual revolutions" had any idea what would happen to the concept of relationships outside of Oprah and Soap Operas to under-equipped, ill-educated children of child-bearing age? And it shocks you for what reason? Really? Just asking?
So pretty much, when we all know that over 80%+ marriages ends in divorce, etc. etc. etc., how do we not think it will not affect the learning of ALL children... HAYLE some children's parents were NEVER married--because hey, that's okay--"Oh, I screwed up by getting pregnant"--poor me... And most women that are getting pregnant are not the teens--it's the >21 year olds that have college educations... Then the option is what? You've seen our "wonderful"
GC abortion debates....
So, we're stuck with the LFCT organization and vouchers...
I don't think it will be easy to have a transferance from one school to another...
But that's why anyone concerned about the education of children ought to be involved with their local, county, state, federal education process... Because these folks whom you elect listen to somebody--why not you???