Lincoln Park Teen Sues Parents

Yes, of course there is public school. I had a great education there. that's not really the point. The kid is in the middle of her senior year and has been at this school all that time. It is silly and mean for her parents to cut off tuition to this school. They sound like a bunch of babies. She is a teenage girl. She may often have boyfriends you don't like, maybe even a few that suck. Oh, well that's life. You deal. You don't cut off her basic education because she's rude to Mom or has a boyfriend you don't like. Again, I can't think of anything she could do to warrant stopping paying the completion of her high school education. Spiteful and short-sighted. Even if the kid is 100% wrong. College is a different story.

How did that email become public? The girl sounds like a brat, but if the parents released it, their behavior is pretty tacky too.

As a graduate of Morris Catholic, I am quite sure there are resources available to cover her education expenses until this is resolved. I will also say Afluenza has always been a pervasive issue in the community, only this time with a reality show-worthy twist.

conandrob240 said:

She is a teenage girl. She may often have boyfriends you don't like, maybe even a few that suck. Oh, well that's life. You deal. You don't cut off her basic education because she's rude to Mom or has a boyfriend you don't like.

How bad is the boyfriend? If he's actually bad - like introducing her to meth, etc. - then I can see their point. But if they just don't like him, hmmm......

Yes, maybe a brat. Yes, probably rude to her parents and with a sucky boyfriend. Pretty typical teen behavior. I don't hear or see anything that is so terrible. If she is that entitled or terrible to them, then cut her off after high school is done. That seems punishment enough. Why make it hard for her to complete high school?

Yes, true, if he is that bad, sure. But even then, what does cutting off her high school tuition solve? If anything makes her more likely to cling to him and ruin her future.

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that her best friend's father is bankrolling the lawsuit? How can he thinks it's okay to get this involved in the family's business? What kind of parent and adult encourages this situation?

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/04/nj-students-lawsuit-against-parents-headed-to-court/

Is Jaime Inglesino her boyfriend?

He is supposedly her best friend and she is staying with his family. His father is doing the bankrolling.

Jaime Inglesino sat next to her at the hearing.

Irvington_Pirate said:

Additionally, college is a privilege, not a right. Her parents earned and saved that money, not her.

Pretty sure that if the money is deposited in a 529 or similar college plan, you can only use if for educational purposes for that child or another child. We have some $ leftover in one of my kid's accounts and can only use it in that manner.

Couldn't Jaime be a girl? Do you know he is a "he"?

Jaime is a Spanish name for boys. It's Jamie in Spanish.

I knew two different Jaime s who were girls growing up on LI.

mapletree said:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/04/nj-students-lawsuit-against-parents-headed-to-court/

Is Jaime Inglesino her boyfriend?

He is supposedly her best friend and she is staying with his family. His father is doing the bankrolling.

Jaime Inglesino sat next to her at the hearing.

She's a female. I saw the photo in another article but can't recall the source

Eta: Here it is:
http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1710802

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/rachel-canning-sits-her-friend-jaime-inglesino-during-photo-002413945.html

I see the pic in a yahoo article and I was trying to figure out if it is a female ( looks female ) or male ( name Jaime that some articles misspell Jamie even ).

Jaime or Jamie were very common girls names when I grew up.

https://twitter.com/Jaiminglesino

And it does look like it's a girl. Well.. sorry Jaime.

Round 1. The judge ruled against the girl. Her parents do not have to pay for her High School tuition.

If the father's email and some of the additional commentary are to be believed, it was more than just the boyfriend, and more than "typical" teen behavior. She'd been having some issues with her sisters, and probably desperately needs counseling. Either way, that whole family needs help.

Seems suspicious that the friend's father is funding her legal efforts.

So what? What teen isn't having similar or worse issues? And even if she was the worst teen in the world, again, why make a decision that could potentially ruin her life? For what? To spite her? Bad enough the kid moved out/was kicked out. Make it easy for her to finish high school at minimum.

I agree with @Spontaneous. Private education is a privilege, not a right. A right to a "thorough and efficient education" only applies to public schools. The USAToday article, @Phenixrising cited states:
Didn't anyone else, beside me, get the "My house, my rules" lecture when a young adult? I don't necessarily agree with the parents in this case (and I am not privy to enough facts to form an opinion on the merits of her case) but I do think it is preposterous to entertain this matter in the courts---that, in and of itself, is an indication that these parents have a child who is willing to manipulate them in any way she can, just to satisfy her sense of entitlement.

Denied
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/04/new-jersey-teen-sues-parents-for-support-claiming-was-kicked-out-home/?intcmp=latestnews

I agree, we don't have enough info to judge. The parents have other children to think about. It sound like she was very negatively affecting their lives too. Parenting is hard. Meeting the needs of multiple children is very hard. We have no idea what went on behind closed doors, therefore we have no right to judge these parents.

$654/week child support plus her tuition?! I know many working adults who survive on much less.

How about just paying for her to finish high school? Just that.

She can finish high school. In public school.

carolanne said:

$654/week child support plus her tuition?! I know many working adults who survive on much less.

Sounds like she became accustomed to a certain lifestyle.

conandrob240 said:

So what? What teen isn't having similar or worse issues? And even if she was the worst teen in the world, again, why make a decision that could potentially ruin her life? For what? To spite her? Bad enough the kid moved out/was kicked out. Make it easy for her to finish high school at minimum.

Seems like she made the decision.

What decision? Sounds like she may have made some bad decisions. Big deal. Not a justification to allow her to ruin her life. Make it easy for her to finish high school. Too many negative consequences for all if she doesn't.

dobler88 said:

She can finish high school. In public school.

agreed

She is not ENTITLED to a private school education---her actions had consequences, she didn't like the rules, so she has been excluded from her parents' largesse. It may not be a decision some of us may make as parents, but it is a legitimate parental decision. And the judge agreed.

No one said she was entitled to a private education just that her parents are making a bad decision to try to teach her a lesson by making it hard for her to compete high school. They are being spiteful instead of being parents and making your ultimate concern be about your kid's future.