Christianity is openly shunned in the public school as being the religion of the ignorant and simple minded. The devil walks around like a roaring lion, seeking who he can devour. While it is true that some are a light no matter where they are, I would venture to say that being someone's light is not a responsibility for a child to take on. I have been in the same argument. One of my friends, who is a public school teacher, thought that I should leave my son in school because I was depriving all those children the benefit of his bright personality.
Some people just have to go through the experience.
God bless, Ruthy I'm always dismayed when that type of question about public school comes up. We felt he needed more training at home before he went to the battleground. It worked for us, but maybe it's different for someone else's child. I kept my kids in public school for this long with that same rationality. Boy, was I wrong.