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I'm probably just re-starting a fire but....
I think BOTH of you have rosy colored glasses, Shel and FJ.
Shel is probably working in a great and balanced deaf school and assumes most deaf schools are like that. I suspect this is far from reality, especially those far from big cities.
FJ is probably surrounded by parents with higher intelligence or more likely, hidden feelings and they know not to diss ASL in front of others. Sort of how a person who is a little bit racist would be friends with a black person but still locks the door if he sees a sketchy black man walking by but not a sketchy white man.
I dont have experience with only one deaf school. I have experience in many different ones along with deaf programs at public schools in the 15 years I have been in the field of deaf education.