Susan Cragin

I oppose using any tax money to support charter schools in any manner. Schools should all be run for the benefit of the community at large. In addition, supporting any school that teaches any religious views is anathema to me as a free-thinker. In essence, they teach bigotry, and encourage rigid, all-or-nothing thought. And their graduates learn habits anathema to a pluralist society. In Scandinavian countries, schools are multi-purpose, and serve a function for adult education and community meetings. They are popular with the taxpayers because everyone benefits. Our schools should be more like that, especially as the population ages. However, charter schools will be restrictive, and I can’t imagine myself participating in any venue that supports a restrictive world view.