Some rather harsh indictments in the comments above. But you know the old saying? If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck.
The truth is, I'm not a fan of schools like BS, but they have a right to exist. Just like parents have a right to put their kids in a school like this. If parents believe this is the best choice for their kid, so be it.
Just like Andy Hilton eluded to above, ethics and values come into play when considering a choice like BS. Is it more important to seek an allegedly better program than to stay put and give 100% to improve the program you are in? I know what my opinion is, but I respect anyone that doesn't share my ideas.
I was on the school board at a private school back in the late 1980's until around 1995. This was a small school, but we faced similar questions that I'm sure BS and others face. The question was, "what have we got to do to grow our school?" Even in our small school with less than 200 students, there was a strong contengient that wanted to recruit football and basketball players as a way of bring noterity to the school.
It had that affect, but in the negative.
The school was vilified by public schools in the area.
Parents that had their kids in the school for 10 years revolted when their little Johnny and little Sally sat the bench for a player than was just recruited.
Questions arose about the ever increasing tuition, when the school was giving "financial aid" to recruited students?
And as a side note, some wanted to recruit black athletes. At the time there were virtually no black kids enrolled in the school. That same contingent thought, "gee, we can show that we are not raciest, and get some good athletes at the same time!" The racist parents, of which there were many, raised hell. The poor black kids that accepted the offers were outcast in their black communities. That was not a pleasant time period.