Public schools are the world’’s most expensive baby-sitting service. They also serve as juvenile detention centers.
Years ago, when the Dallas Cowboys had won their first Super Bowl, there was a big victory parade in downtown Dallas. A melee soon ensued, and one upset lady sputtered to the TV news reporter, “Why aren’t all these juvenile delinquents in school where they belong?”
...as well as state-sponsored dating services (aka, "high school").