[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Do you know the circumstances surrounding the mother?

Maybe she was in a long-term relationship and the guy up and left her.

This isn't about the mother, it's about the kid. If L.A. can give each kid $12,000 a year to basically sit around and do nothing or skip school and hang out with gangbangers, then surely they can give the kid the money to attend UCLA.

[dogbyte12]

Tricky situation here. Forget the age. It's the level. We are guaranteed socialized education through the 12th grade. If he wins this lawsuit, does that mean that anybody who skips a grade or two, and is just pretty smart can get two years free of college until they hit 18?

[nmh]

"Do you know the circumstances surrounding the mother?
Maybe she was in a long-term relationship and the guy up and left her. "

If it's NOT about the mother, WHY are YOU making up excuses for her?

Lots of people get left. Ever hear of a divorce? I know a mother, barely makes ends meet and puts her daughter through private school. She's not making a lot of money and who knows where her ex is. Still she's not groveling around for OTHERS to pay HER BILLS. She pays them herself.

"This isn't about the mother, it's about the kid. If L.A. can give each kid $12,000 a year to basically sit around and do nothing or skip school and hang out with gangbangers, then surely they can give the kid the money to attend UCLA."

Again, it's about HER KID. If she wants HIM to go to college, it's NOT up to SOCIETY to PAY FOR IT! If she can't afford it have her son WORK and start EARNING his tuition.

WHY is it so much to ask for PEOPLE, INDICIUUALS to be self sufficient and RESPONISBLE? Truly it't not up to the "village" to raise her son; nor is it up to the "village" to PAY for her sons education, at ANY AGE.

[cbkaty]

Seems to me that if LAUSD can pay $12,000 for 12 or most likely more years, plus b4 and ater school care, plus free lunches and breakfasts, they could foot the bill for 4 years @ of $9,000 per year.