About the public schools-I have wondered if it would be possible for a town to simply opt out of the public schools and have a nonprofit of all the parents who would pitch in their money for a private school. They would vote to get out of the public school (government school) system. The public school would become a private school.
In Virginia you can’t, but that’s due to the history of “massive resistance” to desegregation.
Even if it were legal, I think you would be better off simply establishing a private school. Once enough kids opt out of the government school it becomes no longer viable and you close it.
The problem is that you will always have a hard core of people who are welfare dependent. Who want someone else to pay be it for their children’s education or their groceries. But if you can peel off enough of the nondependent, you can force the inconvenience issue. I.e. the only “free” government school is 40 miles away. And offer charity for those who truly can’t afford private school.
Personally, I think getting your own kids and grandkids out is the most important. Don’t let them rot in a system you know to be terrible. Be the leader and others will follow.