"Philosophy classes have no place in high school anyway."
Yup. Once they get all the kids in high school reading at an appropriate grade level, performing at grade level in math, and able to write a coherent term paper, then philosophy classes might make sense.
Teach them to read, write, and do math. Then we'll talk about other stuff. I'm not optimistic.
My niece used to teach at that school. She said that it was a real challenge, and that the kids weren't all that interested in learning. Now, she's out of teaching and working as an office manager.
The best solution to this dilemma is to stop funding public education. No government schools - problem solved - liberty restored.