Grinity,
I think you were just borrowing a recurring term from your son in reference to your ponderings as to whether or not going to public school for 8th grade would be �social suicide�. Yes?
I just found your post. We are facing similar questions as to what to do with dd next year for HS and are considering an inconvenient and expensive possibly change for ds.
We are off to BB practice right now, but I wanted to let you know that I am thinking of your family�s situation and will contemplate any additional pros or cons to add to the discussion.