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21. I was bullied so horribly in Catholic school I had to switch to public

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 06:04 AM

Jun 2012

where I finally flourished. YMMV

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It's official: We will be Catholic school parents in August. Any advice? [View all] RandySF May 2012 OP

SF USD is not all bad. RandySF May 2012 #2

It IS Jesuit. :) RandySF May 2012 #4

They believe in thought and logic, so you should be fine. pnwmom Jun 2012 #5

There are other attractive features. RandySF Jun 2012 #12

I hope your son has as good an experience as I did. pnwmom Jun 2012 #15

Get involved both at home and at school ProgressiveProfessor Jun 2012 #7

Sounds like you're doing what is best for your son Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #9

My parents sent me to Catholic school in 1952. Speck Tater Jun 2012 #10

My husband attended Catholic school too, elleng Jun 2012 #13

A typical day: Nun tells me the sun revolves around the Earth... Speck Tater Jun 2012 #17

His experience was not as horrendous as yours. elleng Jun 2012 #18

That sounds more like the Baptist schools where I grew up. RandySF Jun 2012 #20

So your teacher was a contemporary of Galileo? TexasProgresive Jun 2012 #24

Uniforms are your friend. Lugnut Jun 2012 #14

Good Luck on this samplegirl Jun 2012 #16

Our experience, for our daughters, was nothing like yours, elleng Jun 2012 #19

I was bullied so horribly in Catholic school I had to switch to public Starry Messenger Jun 2012 #21

Plusses and minuses: Smarmie Doofus Jun 2012 #22

My wife and I are both former Catholic School teachers. MarianJack Jun 2012 #23

Well, I reached a point at our current public school RandySF Jun 2012 #26