[DougB]

Originally Posted by Garden guru

There's a difference between being legal and being ethical. Too bad so many Villagers talk a good talk about being fine, upstanding Christians and insist on pledging "one nation under God" but find nothing wrong with this kind of preferential treatment for employees' children. Reminds me of some certain Pharisees who were really good at quoting the Law but didn't have a clue about what God really required. Which children would Jesus think were not worthy of a high quality education? Would you deny Charter School admission to the boy Jesus because his parents didn't work in The Villages? As you do it to the least of these children, you do it to Him. Legality has nothing to do with it. It may be legal, but it's clearly WRONG!

The Villages Charter School operates by a Charter Agreement approved by the Sumter County Board of Education and the Florida State Department of Education. Unlike traditional county schools, their enrollment criteria is based upon one of the parents/guardians place of employment rather than geographic address of their home.
I work at a public school in a different county. Our enrollment is based on the geographic area the child lives. Although I would say no to John, Paul, Peter and the others, I certainly wouldn't turn Jesus away!