Nine out of the 17 looked-after children questioned by Roger Morgan, the children's rights director for England, backed the government-endorsed plan, while six said it was a bad idea. The rest felt it would only be right sometimes.
Supporters of the scheme liked the chance to get a good education and live somewhere more settled. One said boarding school would not be "as harsh as being put into care".
But those opposed to the scheme worried about not living with one or two people who cared about them, a lack of a life outside of school and what would happen during holidays.
The young people said they should have a big say on whether to go to a boarding school and wanted access to support from a key worker at the school they would be placed in.
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