In reply to Donncha.

Thanks for the links! Being in the modern-day States, it really is hard for me to fathom that kind of church-state integration. While I do think that the school we send O to is better, for us, because of the religious ethos around it, I don't see that feasible across the board nor something that should be forced. Likewise, being Catholic, I wouldn't really want to send my kiddo to a school that is, say, Jewish or Islamic in nature.

It would likely be an interesting transition. It brought to mind a story from my dad's hometown. It is a tiny little rural town with a public K-12 school and a Catholic K-12 school. When he was in school, the public school provided transportation for both schools (pick up all kids at their farms and then make a drop at the public, then another at the Catholic school). The public school wanted to end the arrangement, which led to all of the parents who depended on the arrangement to enroll in the public school. The public school couldn't handle the influx and reversed their decision until a better arrangement could be forged. I would imagine that Rule 68 and the problems that exist can't be solved overnight, but hopefully, will be efficiently that nets positive for everyone.