>>The answer that the parents who are against this “pledge” is to immediately remove their child/children from this district to either private school or home-school.
With that approach, the parents are still paying for the public school. We desperately need to end the public education system in this country.
You are correct to say that taxpayers would continue to be on the hook were parents to pull their children from that district. However, the district would lose ADA monies, which would severely hurt their budget. There are two ways to address education in this country. One would be to permenantly take your child out of the system and either place in private education or home-school. The other is for the parents of these districts to hold the feet of the district school board to the fire by denying the ADA until the district changes.