I don't think, at that point, it would have mattered .... I do think I would be to the point where I would be organizing aginst the tax code, government schools, socialists in general, the NEA ... they don't allow a parent to be any real time part of the school experience (your child belongs to the state while in school), so the exposure would at least bring to the forefront how little is done to protect your child while he or she is in school.
BTW ... we've home schooled 3 and I have 2 still being.
It's more than the physical plant ... more of the influence while away from parental control.
A child's job is to come up to adulthood, adults are not to go back down to their level. Sad case, but I would still demand the heads of every teacher and school board member.
.. and don't say I should run if I want to change things ... school boards are made up of selected people, just like national politics ... consider the slate available today.
Good on you for homeschooling. You'll never have to worry about the "village" raising your kids.
I still think they did the right thing by keeping this private. Everyone that needed to know apparently knew and it was handled. So I don't see why the evening news needs to know.