Does anyone here have any experience with SSPX schools? are they any good? worth a move?

Just a few points:

I have no experience in an SSPX school.

Many ex-students do not practice the faith.

They can only deteriorate under the present management.

I know a family who did what you are contemplating and ended up homeschooling.

Have you considered homeschooling?

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Does anyone here have any experience with SSPX schools? are they any good? worth a move?

The school in Idaho sounds unbearable.

that's precisely the one I was thinking.  

Is it really that bad?

You aren't going to get the perfect situation. If you are considering a traditional Catholic school, CMRI is a safer bet. You won't always get the most perfect kids from other families, but I've seen good results from them.

We do not live near any of the schools. Our youngest daughter has a different learning style. We have homeschooled from child #6 to # 11. In any event, our youngest age 16 is now almost done with 9th grade. She has done very well. I am so happy we decided to homeschool way back in 1990.

I have a jaundiced point of view, but I think the trads have seriously lost the plot in terms of educating kids.  I am especially sad and disappointed that they refuse to deal with kids who have learning disabilities.  From whatever cause, vaccines probably, there are many, many children who need to learn t be Catholic and who are not because they aren't on track with the academies.  

I am NOT opposed to academic excellence at all.  I just wish they could focus on forming a genuine love of God above all else.  They are losing young people in droves because something is not right.  I am not sure that enough teachers actually love children as much as they love the respect they gain by being a teacher.  A lot of them over-do it with way too much homework, causing enormous stress and failure.  Something's not right.

There is a lot of room for improvement in the schools overall.  Homeschooling isn't for everyone.  You parents who do this for your 10+kids are saints in my book.

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Does anyone here have any experience with SSPX schools? are they any good? worth a move?

Yes, and it was no better than what we had left.  Jumped-up, unqualified, so called teachers who got away with anything they felt like.  The school in Idaho sounds unbearable.

But I think the schools in Messena, NY and Canada are a good bet.

YES.  Many scandals with the teachers who are relatively unqualified with a few exceptions.  They run it like a minor seminary and they no longer require students to attend Mass.

Are you really being fair? Requiring students to attend mass is a stupid policy. Sorry. One might strongly suggest but requiring attendance in these times is unreasonable. Unless it is part of the school day and takes place during school hours, this is just an unreasonable burden on parents who sacrifice a lot already to bring their kids to a Catholic school with work schedules and distance issues.

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Are you really being fair? Requiring students to attend mass is a stupid policy. Sorry.

 :shocked:

Are you serious? Of course, students must be required to go to Mass. As a matter of fact, they should be attending daily Mass while in school too, ideally.

You're ready to hand off their education to a Catholic school, but don't want to be bothered with taking them to Mass? But if it takes place during school hours, thats ok, then- so long as the parents aren't bothered for a couple hours once a week? If the parents don't go to Mass, how are they going to hold together a Catholic family?