Written by Andrew Morris
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to give rise to differing views on government actions, parents have reached a breaking point with the Public School System.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, or NAPCS, issued a detailed analysis on public school enrollment across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 sessions, stating that more than 1.4 million students left, amounting to a 3.3% overall loss.
Additionally, state reports add that 160,000 K-12 students left public schools in San Diego alone, being the largest enrollment decrease since the early 2000’s. In the Los Angeles Unified District, enrollment dropped by 27,000 students, dropping by more than 5 percent.
For students even younger, the number is even higher. Both the preschool and kindergarten levels experienced significant drops, decreasing by an incredible 13 percent. Even more ominous is the pre-K student drops, which fell by more than 22 percent.
As we reach the 19th complete month of “15 days to slow the spread,” the government continues to pursue their anti-rights agenda on the population with no end in sight. With many schools threaten universal vaccinations or weekly testing, the future looks bleak for people who seek freedom and individual liberties.
With more and more families leaving the public school systems, alternate venues are being explored. The most notable among these are charter schooling and homeschooling. The first of these saw a 240,000 student, or 7% increase over the 2020 season.
Interestingly, there is a significant rise in homeschooling among black and multi-racial families up from 3 percent from last year, to 16 percent in the new session.
In previous years, homeschooling and charter schooling was considered a less effective route to schooling, but as faith in the government system continues to wane, these options are becoming significantly more appealing to the public eye.
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