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I intentionally moved out of an urban district so that I would not have to worry about teaching in an environment like this.

Let me ask the same question I asked another thread member. Do the parents bear any responsibility to teach civility and decorum?

Well, you did not answer my question, but I will answer yours. Yes, the parents bear the majority of the responsibility of making sure their children are ready for school, including teaching them civility and decorum. The breakdown is the culture, which they bring with them to school, and which the authorities apparently want all children exposed to by making sure our schools are "diverse."

I tutor and substitute in the public schools in FL. It affirms our decision to homeschool every day. I would still like to know the answer to my original question: If you were in a school district like the one described in the article, and for whatever reason had to stay there - you could not move to a better district, would you homeschool your child to get him or her out of that environment?

I grew up in NYC in the 60’s. One day it was white, the nex day it wasn’t. It was highly charged where I grew up. A close friend of mine was in the school yard talking with a black girl, a minute later he was covered in blood from the pen her friend shoved in his ear.

For about three years it got progressively worse. Then the Russians moved into the area and all of a sudden there were no more blacks or Puerto Ricans..

If you were in a school district like the one described in the article, and for whatever reason had to stay there - you could not move to a better district, would you homeschool your child to get him or her out of that environment?

I am sorry your question is a complete non sequitor. Any parent that says they can't move out of a bad district isn't trying. A good parent will do what ever it takes, if that means homeschooling until you can move to a better district, or enrolling them in a parochial/ Christian school then that is what you do.

Several years ago my wife and I were in the process of adopting three siblings. We lived in a rural district with a very good system, but we were considering homeschooling because the principal of the high school was a complete A-Hole.