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I concede that maybe it’s not the way “things ought to be” But what’s your legal argument for why this practice should be prohibited?
by rank0 3y ago
I concede that maybe it’s not the way “things ought to be”
But what’s your legal argument for why this practice should be prohibited?
- YeBanKo 3y agoWhat is your argument for why this practice should be allowed? It’s a public school, why should your family has an advantage because you went there? Is the goal of public school to maintain a club or provide access to education? If the latter, I don’t see how any kind of exclusivity other than merit makes sense.
- rank0 3y agoMy argument is that the university is free to conduct admissions as it sees fit within the bounds of the law. A preference for family members of alums is totally legal. Are you suggesting that the federal government should dictate admission procedures?
- sime2009 3y ago(I'm not the previous poster.) Hell yeah, the government should have a say in how publicly funded schools run their admissions. Why should a school running on public funds get to favour students differently based on who they are related to? Do they have a greater right to that public money?
- YeBanKo 3y agoYes, even for private orgs federal money always come with strings attached. This is also how fed can force states do things states may not necessarily want. Here we aren’t even speaking about private orgs, but public universities that often are part of state run systems. They aren’t free to conduct admissions as they see fit, but as the public sees fit.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoIt’s currently straightforwardly legal AFAIK, how could one make a legal argument against it? Do you mean some sort of legal philosophy argument, not literally a legal argument?
- rank0 3y agoI meant literally legal. My point being this practice is legal so universities may accept whoever they want.