[Strangler Lewis]

I thought you sent your kids to private school in the hope of having them avoid cultural influences that you believe to be negative. In that sense, the money you're throwing at that problem may be well spent. It may not be. As far as academic performance goes, no kid in public or private school will do well without parental involvement and interest in what they're doing.

If crack or gay sex were as likely to cause obesity as overeating, I imagine the conservative lawmakers among us would cast a more suspicious eye on it. It may be appropriate that we defend our freedoms most strongly when they result in bad behavior, but it's sad. In fact, I imagine that it 's the unhealthy exercise of various cherished freedoms that you're trying to avoid when you send your children to private schools.