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I teach in a public school, and my children attended public school. We, however, were advantaged in that my husband is also a teacher, and we could choose which public school to send our children to. They were allowed to
transfer for free to the districts where my husband and I taught. Through their freshman years of high school, my sons attend school in the district where I taught. From his sophomore year on, my older son attended school with his dad. My younger son is a senior in high school now, attending in the district we live in. Placement in each situation was based on what we thought were the

advantages for the boys each time. My school is DEFINITELY a stronger, better school than the elementary school where we live. Junior high in all cases was so-so.
High school for both needed to be larger with more advantages than the school district where I teach, so we decided to move the boys at that time. One chose to go with his dad (district 15 miles away), the other wanted to try our hometown school (10 blocks away).
Private school is really not an option in my home town. The nearest one, and there are kids from here who attend, is about 20 miles away.