Yeah, I'm guessing (as not a lawyer) that it's too hard to extract $1000 from someone if they're broke and already spent it. Some govt agencies have their ways,

Yeah, I'm guessing (as not a lawyer) that it's too hard to extract $1000 from someone if they're broke and already spent it. Some govt agencies have their ways, but I don't think schools do, which is maybe why nothing financial is entrusted to the parents.