highhoppingworm wrote:
Also... this thread is disturbing to read. I didn't realize just how messed up this place was.
Seriously? How long have you been here? The mix of responses seems pretty par for the course.
Whatever the OP decides I think it would be a bad idea to split up the family for part of the week. At age 6 it will be a lot more traumatic for a kid to suddenly have a parent gone for most of the week than to adjust to a new school with new friends with both parents there.
When my son was 9 I went from a job where I was working from home a lot and spending a lot of time with him to one with a long commute and I was traveling almost every week. It was really tough on him and there was some acting out so I made some changes. Also, it means one of the parents will have the sole burden of dealing with the weekly routine and issues and the other will miss out on some important developmental moments. The kid only goes through those ages once in life. Don't miss out for a little extra disposable income and a fancier job title.
And the OP is not located in any of the big coastal metro areas. In the Bay Area the only parents that send their kids to Catholic schools either cannot afford to buy in a highly rated school district or cannot afford the tuition of the top-tier, non-religious private schools.