"Fine, then they should have their tax dollars spent on education refunded to them."
Hah. I only wished that was the way it worked. That means that all the tax dollars I contribute to government welfare programs would be refunded to me because I'm not a recipient of welfare benefits. I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen...
And if that's not good enough, then how about she takes some sort of academic placement test against the others in the band. Whoever she outscores she can replace. That seems fair, too.
No government agency should provide any welfare or as it use to be known, charity.
I know that is not point that is being discussed, but we should never concede to the socialist that it is the role of government to provide for the basic needs of individuals.