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ZNYFRH said: 1. Exceptional students have no special rights.

I am not implying special rights for any special students. All people have equal rights, except minors who only have partial rights. I am saying that the public school system doesn't allow kids to advance at the rate their potential allows in most cases, and that parents shouldn't have to pay for public schools in taxation if they fork out the cash for private schooling.

2. I questioned your logic of faulting the gov't for educating your child when you intentionally handed your child over to them for education.

People are charged for education via tax dollars without reasonable options to opt out if they homeschool, or private school in many places.
All incomes comes from labor or services, and it only stretches so far.

3. A parent is perfectly capable of supplementing their child's education.

What if supplementation isn't acceptable to the parent, who prefers full control over the childs education?

4. That you quote my exact words on "collective studies"... you don't like people putting words in your mouth, so you damn well better correct yourself or support your statement.

I site this as my reference:
ZNYFRH said to Heather in post #14

There is a certain documented difference in roles and awareness between 11 year olds and 16 year olds. An 11 year old still possesses that fear of authority as they learn to rely less on their family social circle and expand to that of their friends.

You did not speak of "collective studies" in specific, and if I am wrong about that, excuse me for my assumption. May I ask what you were referring to, that makes my assumption wrong?

5. You are going off on a red-herring tangent. The issue is that a person in a position of trust and responsibility, without consulting parents, exposed children to graphically violent content.

A practice that happens (from the perspective of many people) in public schools everyday, for example, sex education.