Makena's family is now suing the Edmonds School District, claiming "benevolent discrimination." Her attorneys argue that, well-intentioned or not, the district should have withheld her diploma until she completed its vocational program.
"By letting her kind of pass along, giving her these grades and then giving her this diploma — which shut the door on her transition services access — they actually caused her harm," attorney Lara Hruska of Seattle's Cedar Law explained. "Her diploma was more of a participation trophy."
First schools are sued for disparate outcomes now they’re sued for benevolent discrimination.
Makena is now in her third year at Bellevue College, where she said she is actually earning her grades. But the 22-year-old faces roughly $160,000 in student debt upon graduation.
I hate everyone involved in this. WHO THE FUCK LETS THEIR “SPECIAL NEEDS” KID SPEND 40k A YEAR ON A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
First schools are sued for disparate outcomes now they’re sued for benevolent discrimination.
Their pet minorities will sue the moment they encounter any resistance whatsoever. The only way to appease them is cradle to grave gibs (including cushy makework careers).
It's not what one thinks of as a real vocational program.
Now, the family pays $43,000 in overall expenses per year for Simonsen to attend Bellevue College’s Occupational & Life Skills program, which helps students transition to the workforce and independent living. Without a high school diploma, she could have attended a nearly identical program for free through the Edmonds School District.
It's a program specifically for mentally disabled people to be somewhat functional. "Overall expenses," is probably including housing, food, etc. I guarantee you they're inflating the number as much as possible because they're seeking damages.
Edit: School's site quotes $45.6k for the full 4 years, so 70% of that $160k figure is playing with what they can call "student debt."
First schools are sued for disparate outcomes now they’re sued for benevolent discrimination.
I hate everyone involved in this. WHO THE FUCK LETS THEIR “SPECIAL NEEDS” KID SPEND 40k A YEAR ON A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
This just needs reiterating.
Their pet minorities will sue the moment they encounter any resistance whatsoever. The only way to appease them is cradle to grave gibs (including cushy makework careers).
It's not what one thinks of as a real vocational program.
It's a program specifically for mentally disabled people to be somewhat functional. "Overall expenses," is probably including housing, food, etc. I guarantee you they're inflating the number as much as possible because they're seeking damages.
Edit: School's site quotes $45.6k for the full 4 years, so 70% of that $160k figure is playing with what they can call "student debt."
It would be much more than 40k if it were a learing center.