The multiplier is purely a form of discrimination. Most always directed at religious schools. If you have never had a child in any other school other than public then you have no basis for judgment against these schools. If you think that Catholic schools are so bad and would never take on a truly disabled child then please go to the following website:http://www.fire-program.org.
OK. I looked at the Fire web page. See a lot of fund raising activities, lots of golf tournaments, folks standing around grinning for the camera. What I do not see are pictures of severely handicapped children in a parochial school. I read the news article about the three special needs boys-did not see any pictures of the boys--what is their needs-and what assistance do they require--wheel chairs, crutches, paras. Apparently, since they play softball, their needs are not physical. My wife was a special needs teacher; and there are different severities and levels of needs and assistance. Public schools serve them all. Do private schools?
And, I do not think there is any discrimination toward private or parochial schools in any post by any poster on this forum. The issue is not religion--it is about HS athletics and the totally disproportionate number of state championships won by private schools. Private schools make up only 6+ percent of Kansas high school. But they win from 25 to 100% percent of championships. Why? This is what this forum has been discussing.
