Advice to Dwek: Home-school
Failed real estate investor Solomon Dwek wants $37,800 released from his seized assets to pay for private school tuition for his four kids. His lawyer said the family "may face irreparable harm should the children's education be interrupted for a period of time."
That's not sitting well with some of his creditors, who have accused Dwek of defrauding them of hundreds of millions of dollars. Why should he be allowed to send his kids to an expensive private school before his debts are paid off?
They're right -- Dwek lives in Ocean Township, which has a pretty decent public school system. Any formerly well-off family that's hit by a dramatic loss of income from downsizing, career changes, disability or other reasons learns how to cut back. And if Dwek is concerned about their studies of religion, he can always do what those of us with kids in public schools do -- enroll them in separate religious studies classes, Sunday School and the like.
And then there's always the home-schooling option. If he doesn't want his kids in any other school but the yeshiva, then home-school them until he has the means to pay for their tuition again. But there's absolutely no reason the children should be "irreparably" harmed by a break in education. He's got those two other options.
That's not sitting well with some of his creditors, who have accused Dwek of defrauding them of hundreds of millions of dollars. Why should he be allowed to send his kids to an expensive private school before his debts are paid off?
They're right -- Dwek lives in Ocean Township, which has a pretty decent public school system. Any formerly well-off family that's hit by a dramatic loss of income from downsizing, career changes, disability or other reasons learns how to cut back. And if Dwek is concerned about their studies of religion, he can always do what those of us with kids in public schools do -- enroll them in separate religious studies classes, Sunday School and the like.
And then there's always the home-schooling option. If he doesn't want his kids in any other school but the yeshiva, then home-school them until he has the means to pay for their tuition again. But there's absolutely no reason the children should be "irreparably" harmed by a break in education. He's got those two other options.
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I think it's just starting to hit Mr. Dwek that his illegal actions have consequences not only to him, but his children. They must be sad that they may have to leave their friends at school. I feel for them, as they are the innocent parties in all of this.
There are thousands of Orthodox Jewish kids in Lakewood. Not a single one of those kids attends public schools, no matter how poor their parents are. Dwek's kids will not be kicked out of their private school because of his inability to pay their tuition. The Orthodox community will refuse to allow that to happen.
It looks like Judge Lehrer was reading our thoughts yesterday, Clare.
Judge: No Tuition for Dwek Kids
Great minds think alike, s.g.?
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