University Woods Neighborhood Association

To Mentally Challenged

When you chose to support your Public schools you are also supporting a school system that has to accept the ''mentally and physically challenged students''. Do the Parochial Schools accept these students? NOT!

These students are enrolled in Special Ed. Not a part of the Parochial School agenda. They will not take them. Our Public Schools take a significant responsibility to teach and manage the care of these unfortunate kids. They hire teachers, and aids that give these kids the opportunity to get their education. Many of them need constant care that requires and aid to be with them all day.

This does not come without the expense of hiring the teachers and aids. If you had a child with special needs how would you send them to your Parochial School? Don't discount the value a quality school system like Olentangy has to offer to our community.

Yes the ''retarded'' are in our school system, and God bless the support we the taxpayers give them.

Our Public School System offers a very quality education for all the people who may not be able to afford the tuition to send their kids to a private school.

I want the best for my children, and have no concerns about quality of education they are getting at Olentangy now. If we want to continue that quality, we must continue to pay.

I went to Parochial School. My sister teaches at a Parochial School and is quitting her job after this year because the Principle cannot control the discipline in the shool she works.

The blanket statement made by the previous poster about ''Rapes'' etc.. Will never be able to prove that those things have never happened in a Parochial school.

Paying for Buses

Who Pays?

I have facts

I went to a Catholic School for 12 years. One of the Priests who taught me and was ''well respected'' was recently charged as a sex offender.

I realize that this is probably rare, but so are the claims the poster made as FACT.

It's just a personal choice

Everyone is arguing about something that is personal choice here. Good for those of you who want to put your money into private schools. That is what YOU feel is best. Same goes to Public schools. I choose to send mine to Olentangy & we love it. The teachers are great & that is just another choice. We are not comparing Private schools to something like an inner city school. We are a more privileged district and are always meeting & exceeding standards. So, both schools are great in this area. It is just a personal choice.