Sanasun, welcome back, so glad to see you here again :)
I have tested to remove the schools, what happens is really nothing, the children just stay at home. However, these children, that are not sent to school, will get the "grow up badly" event at their next birthday, that is, not allowing you to choose their trait. This must not be all bad though, since some of my children have gotten pretty nice traits even though they had a bad childhood.
Can't wait to see your Victorian neighborhood, if you get time to finish it you should post some pictures here :)
Hehe, Downtown Abbey is pretty inspiring I must agree :D