I'm not so much "pro-private school" as I am "anti-public school".

http://examiner.gmnews.com/news/2006/0223/Front_Page/001.html

The building project is supposed to be "green" because ours is an "environmentally concerned community". Driving past the construction site everyday on the way to my sons' school, I see the debris and waste accumulated along a nearby slope, all the way to the bottom.

When the new public school opens, the commute to my sons' school will be impacted significantly by additional traffic. The road on which the new school will ultimately be situated is today practically one-lane. It will be interesting to watch how the road is built up to support the school.

The mechanical problems at the existing public school across town terrify me. In recent years, both lead and arsenic (in toxic levels) were detected in the school's drinking water system. Bottled water was brought in for several months. Toxic mold was found in several rooms during the summer.

The diocese has talked publically about constructing a new school at the intersection of Iron Ore and route 33 associated with my parish and neighboring parishes. I assume it would be an elementary school.