Westside Family Chooses Public School for Child
A Westside family that by all accounts could afford private school has chosen their local public school without even applying to private institutions. "We'd like our kids to grow up in an environment of diverse cutural influences and not just rich white people," said Harvey Kliner of Brentwood, CA, "It's not that we have anything against private schools, it just wasn't right for us." The reaction from the community was immediate, with several local women organizing a late night egging of Mr. Kliner's vehicle and front stoop. "I waited in line at the post office for six hours to be the first to get our child's application into the mail," said one outraged community member who asked not to be named as she was sporting last year's handbag and feared retribution if identified. Another passerby confronted with the news, Ms. TJ Carney said, "From the moment I was pregnant, I've been sucking up to people that might exert influence on our application for pre-k admission and these people just come right along and denigrate the whole process. I think they should go back to where they came from." When told that in fact the Kilner's came from the Valley, Ms. Carney responded "Exactly."
A Westside family that by all accounts could afford private school has chosen their local public school without even applying to private institutions. "We'd like our kids to grow up in an environment of diverse cutural influences and not just rich white people," said Harvey Kliner of Brentwood, CA, "It's not that we have anything against private schools, it just wasn't right for us." The reaction from the community was immediate, with several local women organizing a late night egging of Mr. Kliner's vehicle and front stoop. "I waited in line at the post office for six hours to be the first to get our child's application into the mail," said one outraged community member who asked not to be named as she was sporting last year's handbag and feared retribution if identified. Another passerby confronted with the news, Ms. TJ Carney said, "From the moment I was pregnant, I've been sucking up to people that might exert influence on our application for pre-k admission and these people just come right along and denigrate the whole process. I think they should go back to where they came from." When told that in fact the Kilner's came from the Valley, Ms. Carney responded "Exactly."
