Does this make me a Hypocrite?

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ALI ... my older sister is a secondary school teacher in the public system ... and she & her DH decided to send their only child (my 12.5yr old nephew) to a Catholic secondary school for many different reasons.

Mind you they are openly non-religious & certainly don't pretend to be Catholic. My Mum carried on a bit about that but we tried to explain to her that one of the reason he is going to this school is because both my sister & bro-in-law are teachers & are well aware that it is one of the better schools in the area

It's not like he is practicing religion all day

Mum still struggles to understand it as she went to a all girl's Catholic school back in the 1950's & we think she thinks it's mostly about being taught religion

Like you ALI, my sister & BIL want the best education they can offer to their son

After all it's his future in their hands & being teachers themselves they would clearly have an understanding of what is a better school to the next one in their area

[*Ali*]

Thanks for all your replies it makes me feel better. I know at the end of the day what is best for my children is more important than what people think, but i would hate for people to think that don't believe in the system i teach in, and if we lived in another area then i would def. send them to the local public school- the only school in our area that I would consider, we are out of the catchment for, and because of the other schools around it is really hard to get across the boundaries.
I actualley feel quite excited that we have made the decision- i am one of those people that has to know- so knowing where my children will be educated makes me feel much happier.