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So, what word should I use to describe how I feel about them? 
If you don't scare the sh*t out of the Repukes, they won't even pay attention.
My daughter and SIL (he's a vice-principal in a different school district) were careful when purchasing their "forever" home. They wanted to be sure they settled in a district with great schools, and in as liberal an area as possible.
Great! But we discuss children growing up in school districts such as you described. My SIL's job is in a good school district, but the actual school is for "at risk" children from all over the county. Every district sends their "at risk" children to this one school, and that includes one city with around 500,000 inhabitants. I truly don't know how he does it.
He describes children in households that have one parent, and that one parent is addicted to drugs. Some of the stories he relates are worse than that. And you're 100% correct when you say, "SOMEBODY had to care for these kids - and way too often their only hope was the school." Quite often, it is.
We all feel guilty about sending our kids to the best school district around, but then having to help these children from horrible school districts cope with the distressed reality of today's America.
Yeah, it tears you apart. 🥺 As your CV demonstrates, you know what I'm talking about, and I certainly know where you're coming from.
We do the best we can. We all donate money and time when we can, but there's never enough. I feel so bad some nights it's hard to sleep. I can't imagine what my SIL goes through. He's a saint.
Take care, MyOwnPeace. 
It's nice to discuss these matters with someone who's "walked the walk".
