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In reply to the discussion: 18 year old sues parents for kicking her out and not paying her tuition [View all]pnwmom
(109,065 posts)since you are a reasonable person, will leave you feeling the same as I do -- we don't know what the truth is here. I'm certainly not going to call her a spoiled brat based on these articles.
The school is apparently backing her up on abuse allegations, and advised her not to return home.
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20140302/NJNEWS/303020017/Morris-Catholic-HS-senior-suing-parents-who-won-t-pay-college?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1
Rachel Canning filed a certification with the court that contends her parents jointly decided on Oct. 29, 2013 that as of Nov. 1 her 18th birthday she would be cut off from all support both financially and emotionally. She said in her papers that Morris Catholic advised her not to return home and contacted the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency (known as DCP&P and formerly as DYFS) after Rachel alleged abuse.
My parents have rationalized their actions by blaming me for not following their rules, Rachel said in her court papers. They stopped paying my high school tuition to punish the school and me and have redirected my college fund, indicating their refusal to afford me an education as a punishment.
Morris Catholic President Michael St. Pierre said in a certification to the court that the school did call DCP&P based upon some allegations by Rachel and some difficult meetings between Rachel and Mr. Canning.
The court record also includes a letter from Morris Catholic English instructor and campus minister Kathleen Smith, who wrote that she was a witness to a rough encounter between Rachel and her mother in mid-October 2013 and heard Elizabeth Canning call her daughter a foul name and say she didnt want to speak to her daughter again.
Rachel has excellent grades and will not be removed from the school for this nonpayment; however, her parents do have a contractual obligation to pay. . . . . "