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North Carolina mother sues school district for kicking her homeless kids out of class (thehill.com)
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A woman in North Carolina is suing a school district, alleging officials forced her children to switch schools while they experienced homelessness.

The suit from the mother, identified as K.L., claims Gaston County Schools; Lisa Phillips, state coordinator for Education of Homeless Children; and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction failed her children when the district forced the children to leave their original schools while already facing the trauma of homelessness.

The 17-page lawsuit filed on Jan. 26 states K.L. was evicted from her residence in September 2023 while her children were students at New Hope Elementary and Cramerton Middle School.

With two children and nowhere to go, the suit states the disabled veteran mother switched both children to car riders while searching for steady housing. While the family remained in the same city, they were not located in the same school zone following the eviction.

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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

It's not that I think veterans are better people or anything. It's just that if I were to literally risk my life for some organization (such as the US government), I would expect that organization to show some fucking gratitude when I need help.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I really don't see why making their own decisions to risk their lives for money makes them any more deserving than a single mother or what have you

    In fact, you could argue that the single mother is more deserving of everyone's help because all she did was exist; she didn't participate in destabilising half the planet

    Am I not correct?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    It functions better as a foot in the door. R's love* veterans (*on paper). Get them benefits and work from there.

    Incremental progress baby. It's unsatisfying and miserable, and still better than the alternative.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm probably not the best person to make this point because I would never join the military, but if anyone is joining for the money, they've got to be monumentally stupid because the money isn't that good, especially for what they have to deal with. People join because they want to "serve their country" and be part of something larger than themselves. They don't see themselves as destabilizing the planet or anything like that--quite the opposite.

    I don't see military service as particularly noble, but it's what people in the military are taught to, and more to the point, it's the truth according to the US government. I'm just asking for Congress to legislate as if they believe their own propaganda. Well, really I'm asking them to take care of everyone in need, but if they would at least serve the people who served them, it would be a start.

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