* She home schooled her two daughters til last year.
* Economic realities forced her to get a full time job to help her husband.
* Daughters 9 and 12 were ahead of the grades they were put in once at public school, didn’t learn anything new their first year there.
Sorry, it is late. Bottom line, public schools are very iffy these days.
Your friend did a good job. Too bad she put them in school.
Many homeschool families have two working parents. Some have single parents (single, widowed, or divorced).
Government schools.
“Public” sounds too nice and friendly.