<p>To clarify, are you talking about politically conservative schools, schools with conservative values, or both? I went to a NE boarding school that is typically put on a pedestal by this forum and I had very conservative values, but was very liberal minded. I never had a problem in the least. The NE boarding schools I’m familiar with tend to be very open to others’ values. With politics, the problem is that there are many argue-to-the-death types. They won’t disrespect someone’s political stance, but they will love to discuss it (some in more argumentative ways than others), probably because there are so many that agree with them. Obviously they’ll stop if asked, but I imagine this can be hard if you’re in that minority. This is a valid reason for not wanting to attend a school, as is distance. I just wanted to make sure the above was clear.</p>