Some might say that, as there is a reasonable case to be made for BOTH sides of the Academy v. High School argument, that the either/or scenario is more DE-structive than CON-structive.
My point is, NEITHER is uniformly good OR bad. Situations VARY. There are many shades of gray. So, why make a hard-and-fast national rule, that forces 16-year-olds to "choose" between a beloved-and-effective high school program and a well-regarded Academy program?