Sending a message to the district won't work, though. Basic Aid districts in CA get their funding through means other than daily attendance counts; they actually lose money per student enrolled. Ours openly invites parents who don't like the options to leave for private, since it results in more money per kid left in the district.
I sympathize, this is ridiculous.
Yes, you are addressing the monetary motivation... might there also be a motivation for high standardized test scores? High test scores are often provided by top performers, and several top performers leaving may cause a school to take notice.
