Glad things are working out for your grand-daughters. In our situation, I thought things would be better than public school, as our daughters were enrolled in a catholic school. Yet, we ran into the same resistance from the administration that you encounter in public school. After the bullying started, we complained to the teacher. Then up the chain to the vice-principal Sister Susan and finally Principal Sister Margaret. We got the run-around. After 5 years of this and other frustrations we switched schools. Your son did right in taking his kids out of school.
Oddly enough when my son and his family moved to the area they placed their kids in one of the best schools in the area.....”academically”. At that time this was a good choice...it was not til they entered Junior High the problems with the schools became an issue...and the attitudes of the kids changed over time.
No kidding every school year the kids hated the idea of going back to school. Their greatest complaint was the teachers not paying attention nor stopping the things which were occuring. The kids didn’t feel safe or protected.
I’m glad you changed schools and hope things are better for your children and the family. It took my son almost three years of the nonesense before he and his wife finally said enough is enough...but for a year or more, during that time, they were looking at alternatives to see which way would be best.
There’s always one or the other of them home with the girls for thier classes...and my son actually got the ok from his job if for some unexpected reason he would need to be there he could work from home those days. So it’s worked well for them.