Dear Editor: Your December 19 letters column carried a letter from Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler (School choices raise some questions) replying to a letter of mine, which in turn, was a reply to a letter of his. This missive contained a few errors that I would like to correct. He writes that his original letter said that he believes that all parents should be empowered by government to seek out the school that they believe would be the best for their children. What he actually said was, a parent who sends their child to a school which is unsafe, educationally ineffective, or morally corrupting is a bad parent. I agree with that statement but don’t know of any such schools in Jersey City. He continues that I responded that she believes school choice represents an attack on government-run public schools. Well, I checked a copy of my letter very carefully and am relieved to find that I didn’t say that. I said, we are lucky to be living in Jersey City where our children have access to a good, public education in both our city schools and our Hudson County Schools of Technology. I knew I couldn’t have said what he said because I don’t believe that school choice represents an attack on public schools. I do believe, however, that many people who promote school choice attack public schools. He then goes onto refute the argument that I didn’t make with an analogy about a consumer’s right to purchase cars from Ford or Chrysler not being an attack on GM. Frankly, I don’t get the comparison. Apparently he means for GM to stand for public schools. But GM is not a tax-supported entity, at least not to any greater extent than its rivals. And Ford and Chrysler, I think, stand for private and charter schools when he says, if GM tried to take away the right of citizens to seek out the car they think is best for themselves, it would be considered an attack on GM on consumer rights. I have to agree that people should be able to spend their money any way they like. What does that have to do with subsidizing private schools with public money? I’m all for people have a choice of schools for their children. Many parents work several jobs to pay for their children’s tuition. I think it’s unfair to use their taxes to pay for the tuition of other people’s children. Mayor Schundler has done some good work raising money for private school scholarships from private donations. Keep up the good work, mayor. Oh, I don’t mean to be picky, but my public school teachers emphasized precision. There was one other mistake in the mayor’s letter. The letter he was answering appeared in the Jersey Journal. Luckily I also read the Jersey City Reporter or I might have missed the opportunity to answer it. Rosemarie Fagan