No flames here. An anecdote, though: When my daughter was in 4th grade, she went to a school near Auburn, California. Interestingly enough, the principal of the school and one of the teachers were married to each other, and their two children were both GATE students at the school. GATE programs are created for liberal elitists, so they can have the necessary exception to thier own liberal doctrine of Equality in Mediocrity. Thus, they don't have to send their kids to private schools.
Interesting. That Cobalt Blew guy says that that sort of cronyism doesn't happen and the notion is utterly "ridiculous."