text: The purpose of our educational system is to have a better educated citizenry, not to turn a profit. Just look at our health care system, which is based on greed (seeking profits) rather than on an ideal of improving the health of our citizens. Is this what you want the educational system to look like?\n\nTo previous respondant: private schools have the right to simply exclude those who tend to be "a drain" on their enterprise ... behavior problems, slow learners ... If you can exclude all the "F" students, it has this wonderful way of boosting your school's average score.