[ProtectOurFreedom]

A little bit tangential (no tranny angle), but the school district in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho is suffering some serious problems. It has a $6 million deficit. They are thinking about a four-day school week to solve the problem!

We watched the game with some good friends yesterday and their daughter is a teacher in the school district. Mom told us that the whole high school experience is collapsing. Kids won’t go to dances anymore because of social media. They are scared to death other kids will video them dancing awkwardly or hanging out with the wrong crowd. Then the video goes up on social media and your life is ruined. The school is down to just TWO dances in the entire year now, Homecoming and Prom. We learned that many of the high school kids are all working long hours at low-paying jobs to get gas and phone money and their grades are suffering as a result. By not learning, they are assuring a future with low-paying, dead-end jobs.

We learned enrollment is collapsing, down something like 30% in an area that is growing. Homeschooling is taking a big toll on the school district.

There was a big CRT brouhaha here a couple years ago that seemed to have gotten resolved, but this probably caused a lot of parents to yank their kids from the schools and homeschool.

What a mess.

Sorry for going off topic here.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Coeur D'Alene is where all the Californians are moving to. I think the Californians moving there tend right, but maybe more RINO than true-blue.

They did put up a good fight against a potential BLM protest so there is hope.

Idaho is known for its poor schooling. Sad to see that it's sinking even lower though.

[caver]

“We learned that many of the high school kids are all working long hours at low-paying jobs to get gas and phone money”

You had a good story until you came to this line.
I don’t think any high school kids are working jobs.

[steve86]

Public school enrollment here is steady or growing where there is a significant population increase. However, my own city just cancelled planning for a third high school which isn’t expected to be needed now.

[cgbg]

Homeschooling is the right choice.

Parents can work together to make it an outstanding experience.

In this area the local church has lots of sports and other in person activities for home schooled kids.

[Svartalfiar]

We learned that many of the high school kids are all working long hours at low-paying jobs to get gas and phone money and their grades are suffering as a result.

How much gas do these kids need..? If they make minimum wage and work five hours a week, they'll have $2000. Subtract a grand for the fanciest new phone each year, and they still have around 5000 miles paid for!