re: #137 sagehen

And private schools can expel anybody whose test scores they don’t like, anybody with behavioral issues, anybody whose clothing or hygiene or meal choices might make you question their home situation…

It probably happens, but not in my experience. Mrs. Compound was the lay director at the local Lutheran school for a number of years. If a family did not have the resources, they were found. We had troubled kids from problem homes. Every effort was made to get them the help that was needed. Try to avoid stereotypes unless you have specifics, then try to avoid stereotypes because the probably won’t hold up to reality.