After teaching in the inner city for 33 yrs. I came to that conclusion, also.
My daughter taught in an inner city class for 3 years. One of those years she was pregnant with her second child, she had one class that had a dozen 15 year old girls in it, 5 of them were pregnant, two of them on their second child also, they were giving my daughter tips on child. birth.
She and her husband both finally got better positions with a suburban school, she says there’s a whole world of difference.
I’ve had classes with boys w/ankle bracelets who were dismissed from school at 1:00 to meet w/ their parole officers.
A pregnant 4th grader [9y/o]. I believe the state arranged an abortion for her. I’m against abortion....but this was a case, where it was the best thing. The baby would be in a household of habitual drug offenders.
You have to be tough-as-nails to even make your way to work in the ‘hood. Never mind the stuff you see as a matter of course, that would shock any civilized suburbanite.
I’m so glad your daughter & SIL found a happier place to be. I understand, one’s peace-of-mind can’t have a price tag on it.