My take as someone who was homeschooled as a kid is that homeschooling is very easily an incredibly hellish environment but the school system is also undeniably unethical because really the problem is that children don't have human rights
Like it's absolutely worth discussing the specific dangers of these situations respectively but ultimately the problem is one group of people having complete authority over another group of people. I'm anarchoposting again people always get mad when I do that but there is no way to have that kind of dynamic while also ensuring that kind of power is never abused & contrary to popular belief you're still a person before you're 18
I also think lack of outside supervision is a large part of the problem. The insulation of the nuclear family (further worsened by homeschooling) and the insulation of the school system. If the adults in control of your life hate your guts you're just shit out of luck. We always tell kids to tell an adult if anything happens but what if they run out of adults they can easily and comfortably talk to? Then what