> east bay where foreign nationals would pay residents of the high school to essentially adopt their kid so they could enroll "Essentially adopt"? That's kind

> east bay where foreign nationals would pay residents of the high school to essentially adopt their kid so they could enroll "Essentially adopt"? That's kind of like "essentially pregnant", no? Assuming they weren't legally adopting the kids, it sounds like you're describing an exchange program, which is a time-honored tradition around the world.