I think that many of these schools that turn children away would not do so if they did not have such a flood of applicants to choose from. One could argue that they should just accept those who were first to apply (first come, first served), and I guess that’s where the pickiness comes into play. If they can afford to choose (and don’t have the classroom space to house B’H so many children) then, I guess, they need to decide which of the applicants to admit.
Where do you draw the line, indeed?
I agree with the Rebbetzin, and yet, I don’t understand what she is proposing when B’H so many children are applying. Should they admit everyone? Where will they house them? Do they just rent more space because they have more applicants?
Many years ago, a child approached my father and asked “Du bist a Yid?” My father was FUMING! My father learned in Toras Emes and was a talmid of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt’l. His father was a very learned man and taught. My father went to minyan faithfully and was often the first one there, so he had the key to the shul. Just because he’s clean shaven, this chassidishe kid questioned if he was Jewish (even though my father was wearing a kippah). This child was so sheltered he thought there was only one kind of frum Jew.