I send my child to private school for middle school only due to bullying, racism and a poor curriculum. I don’t expect taxpayers to pay for it. But I disagree public schools need more money to provide a better education. Pretty much all private schools spend less per student than public ones. My child has all academic courses along with art, music and PE. The local public middle school required students to take non-academic courses to fill holes in their schedule and the math and science curriculum are years behind. Plus there’s a no homework policy and no letter grades. The per-pupil cost is twice as much as my child’s tuition. And bullying is ignored even when committee based on race, gender or sexual preference.

The local high school has a great curriculum based on what each student wants to do after graduating and bullying and racism are addressed promptly and efficiently. It will be a great financial relief to benefit from the schools I support with my tax dollars.