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."
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."