"Like their lower-income counterparts, middle class parents have long been happy to take advantage of the schools as a child-care service. But the non-educational amenities didn't stop there. Middle-class parents especially have long embraced the idea that billions of dollars spent on school music programs, school sports, and other extracurriculars were all absolutely essential to student success. Sports provided an important social function for both the students and the larger community."
Thus citizens got very complacent about trusting their children with government run, labor union dominated schools!
The School Closures Are a Big Threat to the Power of Public Schools | Mises Wire
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