[inflorida]

Great rant ... but don't think it's much different in private, even religious schools.

I have to disagree, at least according to my experience. I went to a private school in Northern Virginia and I witnessed nothing even close to what is stated in the first post.
On the other hand, my friends who attended the local public high school could probably identify with the majority of what RWBaral wrote in his post.

[2Trievers]

While there is LESS of the tripe noted in the rant ... it still exists in varying degrees in all institutions. Parents still need to be vigilant and INVOLVED in their kid's lives and education. If parents think for one minute they are protecting their kids from ALL the sex, drugs and rock & roll out there ... I challenge them to take a long, hard look again. &;-)