For placement into which school? I am Lutheran. What are the chances that I would want my children to be educated in a Catholic school. Zero.
I just don't believe that a fully fractured system of schools can provide for the needs of all people. Some will just be left out. If there were two Jewish families in a town of 40,000 people, would they have to send their kids to a Christian school that taught religious subjects along with the curriculum, or would they have to fend for themselves?
I bet my seventh grade nun, Sister Mary Victoria, would have found a way for metal working to have reflected Catholic Christian teaching.
Exactly my problem your view of education. There is too much to learn in a short time frame for it to diluted with off-topic material. I know that religious zealots of every color cannot stay on topic for even an hour. A metal lathe can rip people's arms out of the sockets. Keeping the work on topic is actually pretty critical. Naturally, I wouldn't want my kids to learn in a Catholic school. Or a Baptist school, etc. I want the school to be totally religious neutral. That is a worthy goal for conservatives to embrace.
Finally, why do you think you are justified to deprive me an others of my ilk of our equal Constitutional rights? I know for sure that public schools CAN AND DO perform well. They do so in good neighborhoods in well-funded communities. Most of the trouble in public schools is centered around problems created by under-achiever kids. THAT is the fault of the parents, not the schools.
We have fully fractured grocery stores, auto repair shops, and a very wide selection of post high school training and schools. Why is K-12 special?
Just think of the possibilities.
— The local summer camp could open a full-time boarding school. ( I bet a lot of single moms would like that!)
— The local Goodyear or Schawb could have apprenticeships for teens.
__ The local Karate, Dance, Boxing, and Music studios could have programs.
__ The local KinderCare could have schooling through the 6th grade.
__ The local community theater could run a school.
— The local ice skate area could run a school.
— The local soccer and baseball clubs could run a school.
Imagine the variety and quality of training. Real coaches instead of a part-time history teacher who has many other responsibilities.