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Truthseeker
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2001 - 3:50 pm: |     |
From the article " Death spurs troubled teen to help others" by Jason Jett. Star-Ledger, Dec. 14, 2001, Union County section.
A mere 16 months ago, Patrick Welsh was beyond at-risk. He was gone.
The former gifted-and-talented student in Roselle was not happy about his mother's decision to send him to live with a sister and attend school in more affluent Maplewood.
"They said it was a better place, but i didn't like it," the soft spoken 13-year-old recalled last week. He missed his mother, his home and his neighborhood and would repeatedly run back to them. .....
What didn't Patrick like about SO/M schools? Was his sister a legal guardian? How was he admitted to the SO/M schools? Was he a problem here? If he was here illegally, have we recovered tuition? How many other "Patricks" are there? |
Yearpin
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2001 - 7:47 pm: | |
first of all, dec. 14 2001 hasnt happend yet. second of all the boy lived here in our town. third of all did his attempt at a better education detract from ur child's? |
Rckymtn
| | Posted on Monday, January 15, 2001 - 9:55 pm: | |
Respectfully, Yearpin, that question is irrelevant. This "free rider" problem apparently is significant, and our elected officials should investigate it thoroughly. If this story posted is true, and I'm not saying it is or it isn't, it is evidence of a more far-reaching problem. I don't think that the hundreds of Maplewood citizens whose despised property taxes go to support our local school district would be very pleased to know that their hard-earned tax dollars (set to increase for many very soon and in a large amount for some) are going to pay for the education of citizens of neighboring cities and townships. It certainly does not please me. |
Tom
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 11:17 am: | |
Yes, we should collect tuition from this miscreant, and lower everyone's taxes about 20 cents. |
Kathy
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 11:29 am: | |
The school used to require, in the early days of the new registration procedure, that children be living with a legal guardian and that said guardian show income tax returns listing the child as a dependent. But they were sued over this, and I don't think that they can require it any more. Exactly what they require instead, I don't know. |
Jmadison
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 11:50 am: | |
Tom, with all due respect, I actually knew the miscreant personally, and the amount of trouble and teacher and student time wasted that he caused can not be measured in money. |
Spw784
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 3:32 pm: | |
I think what people are asking is: is the child's sister, (with whom he was sent to live) , his LEGAL GUARDIAN, and therefore financially responsible for him, which would entitle him to a Maplewood tax-funded education. ? |
Kathy
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 10:42 pm: | |
As I attempted to point out, it is no longer obvious that this is what entitles a child to a public education in SO/M. |
Fringe
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 10:10 am: | |
If the point is that a lower court has handed down a ruling which allows out-of-district parents to send their children to schools in other districts simply by finding a resident there to sponsor him/her - say so. Why isn't the school board stating this publicly. Did the board appeal the decision or are they letting it stand because it verifies personal member agendas?
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