Why the binary choices, though? Maybe:

[ ] move to a better neighborhood

ought to be a third choice?

After all, I can't choose the second option since my daughter has no "siblings." Should we not homeschool? wink

I mean, surely there are other alternatives. While I understand that some schooling situations are truly unsafe, I really don't like the homeschooling community's penchant for painting all B&M settings as "dangerous" and "damaging."

Just as not all homeschooling is nurturing and academically rich, not all B&M schooling is a cruelty-filled horror show.

It's all about the details. Child, schooling options, and family dynamics. smile

There are some social learning opportunities in school settings which are quite difficult to replicate for a homeschooled child. Those probably matter more to some children than to others.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.