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I agree with what was posted already – many MO schools accept students who aren’t really frum. They’re not “going off”, they’re just keeping to the path they were already on.
There are people who go off from all backgrounds. I recently heard from someone about a girl who graduated from a Beis Yaakov who got engaged – to another girl. Apparently this class had about half the girl “go off”. Some found their way back, others didn’t.
In the yeshivas I went to (all respected yeshivish places), I know a number of boys who “went off”. I honestly don’t know if they’ve found their way back or not.
This issue is not limited to one group. It happens everywhere.
I had a conversation with my Rav last week about different groups. He hates the whole idea. He says, “Just try to be the best Jew that you can be. Do what Hashem wants according to what you’ve been taught. If that’s considered MO, chareidi, chassidish, or something else, it doesn’t matter. Just keep the mitzvos, and you’re fine. Don’t put anyone into groups. We’re all Jews.”