It is the last social institution left standing that mediates the entrance of most Americans into the lives of their communities and American society in general. A responsibility once shared on a much broader scale with churches, political parties, voluntary associations and labor unions has now devolved almost entirely upon our schools. Yet more and more Americans point fingers at the public school system, blaming it for practically everything that's wrong in the country these days.
Rips points out.
Indeed, although the jury is still admittedly out, some private schools may actually be able to offer a better basic education, if not a better educational environment. But, well, they should. They don't have to follow many of the rules and regulations that the state has imposed on its own public schools. There's no need to spend time with special education kids or worry too much about the severely disabled. Why, they don't even have to open their records to the scrutiny of a nosy public like the public schools do.