In reply to James Gibbs.

James, thank you for your comment and for your years of service. If you look back, you may notice that the letter does not in fact refer to public education anywhere in the sentence that refers to "rubbish," but (correctly) describes the sentiment that our LCMS schools have heard over and over again for the past several years from new families: that parents were shocked by things they heard from their children's non-LCMS schools during the COVID lockdowns and immediately began seeking alternatives. To ignore the changes going on in both public and many sectors of private education and the anti-Christian content being introduced is very difficult. You were certainly not teaching rubbish to your students, and faithful and good teachers who remain in the public school system are a great blessing, even as it becomes more and more difficult. As the letter says: "Thank God for our faithful LCMS teachers who remain in public schools as voices of sanity."