a lot of it. Now, children flaunt their parents' money like it is their own. Marian has a big cocaine problem; it is a very expensive drug and everyone does large amounts of it. Bloom students have no where enough money to support a cocaine habit, therefore it is not as large of a problem. At school I have seen more drugs than my police officer father and that is horrible. Some other bad things about a private school are, "The quality of education varies a great deal from one private school or another, many private schools have some particular religious bias, which may not be acceptable to the parents, and the parents usually must handle transportation"(Pros and Cons 1). In the scheme of things these cons are quite trivial as compared to the pros of a private education. These pros are as follows, parents have input into teacher selection, school location, and curriculum values being taught, if a child is far from the norm private schools have programs that will adequately challenge them, and most students are there because they want to be not because they had no other option (Pros and Cons 1). Dress codes also play a role in private schools. To students this is a con but to parents and administrators this is a pro. At Marian we had a strict dress code; boys wear ties and button up shirts during the winter and polos during the summer; girls wear colored shirts, tucked in, and slacks all year round. This takes away any chance to have gang colors/clothing or anything else deemed inappropriate. Private schools also have more money to invest in the education and activities of their students. A private school has the luxury of being able to raise the tuition based on need, which a public school does not. Parents of students are also more willing to donate their time and money to the school. Private schools also have the advantage of asking any student to leave without a lengthy legal process we do not have any sort of toleran...
