Health, thanks for agreeing.
The Kanoi, I completely understand you. I just think that it’s really not the school’s job to be “parents” of the students who unfortunately aren’t well-parented at home.
OneOfMany, fair enough. I see your viewpoint, and we will just have to disagree. I do agree that schools play an extremely important role in the growth of children. I just think the areas pertaining to living life as a Jew, and instilling a value system, are best left to the parents. That is their turf. A school’s job, foremost, is not that. It is education. Sure, the two overlap in many areas, and it is very important that the parents and schools are on the same page to help the children come out with a solid upbringing. I just think it’s dangerous for schools to get more involved than they should, the same way you feel (and rightly so) that it is dangerous to downplay the role they have.