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In reply to the discussion: This is catholic schools week [View all]Caliman73
(11,736 posts)That said, I went to Catholic Schools for 11 years (no room in first grade). I was never taught that I was better or that anyone other than Catholics were precluded from eternal life. There was never any animosity toward public school students expressed by faculty or students from my perspective (except when a local street gang wanted to fight the boys in my class).
It really depends on who was running the school. We had a string of really good pastors and strict but supportive principals. I had one pastor who was a fire and brimstone guy, but we ignored him.
Private schools are schools that choose not to follow the state mandated curriculum and teach things contrary to the separation between church and state and thus, should not receive public funding. Otherwise, experiences vary.