[xsmommy]

i know we frequently discuss public schools, homeschooling and private school in here, but THIS is precisely what is wrong with public schools in the DC area. other parts of the country have public schools that are not so very different than the one that i attended growing up. But i could never send my kids to public school down here.

[tioga]

that stuff happens up here as well, homeschooling is the answer.......

[Dan from Michigan]

Ever since Columbine(and the zero tolerance stuff), I've decided if there's any chance at all, that my kids aren't going to go to public schools.

[Gabz]

I'm glad to see some backlash from parents in Montgomery County - but because it is Montgomery County that "curriculum" doesn't surprise me.

Thank goodness there are other places in the country with public schools that are not very different than the one you attended - I live in Accomack County partly because of the public school system here.

The district I lived in when in Dover is not very much different than the one described in this article. The biggest difference being the parents don't care. That district lives up to every horrible stereotype that can be made about public schools.