wrote:

Segregation in our society is a penalty for conviction of a criminal
act. If we cannot meet the standard of society for imposing a
penalty, we should not be segregating kids.

Then you'd have to homeschool. Schools keep kids away from grownups (most
grownups, that is, grownups as a large group) and segregate them into groups by
age. Age segregation is simply a rough attempt at ability grouping.

--Helen