“Once we begin this slippery slope of stereotyping a particular class’s level of nosei b’ol, there is no stopping”
In Eli Blum’s inbox letter, he suggested that schools place a lien on the home of parents who are receiving a tuition break. Ironically, only a few pages later, Yisroel Besser aptly pointed out that our community would be better served if the askanim sitting on school boards would be in touch with the average community member’s reality.
I have to assume the letter writer doesn’t realize that a fair amount of families requesting tuition breaks are not in the financial position to be homeowners. And if they did manage to scrounge up the funds to buy a house, it’s likely that this is their only financial asset — would you rip the fraying rug out from under their feet in the event they sell their home? And what if their home depreciates in value, etc.? I fail to see how this is a viable proposal.
But what’s most disturbing is the second suggestion offered in this letter: to publicly acknowledge and laud those who do pay full tuition. What’s the other side of that coin? A public shaming of those who can’t afford to pay full tuition. Anyone who ever attended a frum school surely learned that embarrassing someone in public is like murdering him.
It’s painful and sometimes humiliating to ask for tuition assistance. Why would you rub salt in that wound?
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