[Aquinasfan]

Why would the school board and the teachers' union have anything to say about this?

They wouldn't have any jurisdiction, but that doesn't mean that they don't have an interest in the plan. Each student marching out the door represents a check from the state and federal governments (and a blow against the Empire). Plus, success with the untouchables wouldn't make them look good.

[RonF]

What I meant was, how did they actually stop this from happening? How could they prohibit people from leaving the public schools and entering the Catholic schools?