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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by maratd on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @05:34PM (#10230066)
We all make decisions we regret. That doesn't mean all decisions lead to regret. Nor does it mean that we should take away the ability to make decisions.

Fundamentally, we already have school choice. If you have enough money, you can choose your school district by purchasing a house wherever it is that you want to send your children.

That's absolutely revolting.

We are giving choice to those who can afford it and taking it away from those can't. Is that what a public school system should do?

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Re:14-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Bringing Homemade Clock to S... by ChicagoBoy11 on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @07:21PM (#10230647)
>We are giving choice to those who can afford it and taking it away from those can't.

Amen. I'm astounded by the number of people who completely fail to see this very basic point.

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