<p>Well, he's obviously still got the maturity of a 14 year old. His blog says something like, "The doctor asked me what the function of the prostate is. He smiled and giggled, and I didn't think he could mean THAT! Teehee! He gave me a hint that it was a three letter word, and smiled at me. I said, 'Urine?'"</p>
<p>I'm paraphrasing, of course. But at 14, I probably didn't know the "three letter word" either, so props to him! He must be a genius!</p>
<p>"The bottom line is, that the Constitution guarantees a free and equal education according to the individual needs of each student, and this particular student needs a college level education in order to function as a child," said Leila Levi's attorney Richard Ackerman.</p>
<p>Firstly, if Mr. Ackerman is referring to the United States Constitution, he should be disbarred. The United States Constitution does not guarentee an education at all. Furthermore, in 1973, the US Supreme Court ruled in San Antonio School District v. Rodriguez that free education is not a "fundamental right" under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Thus, if his attorney is using the equal protection clause as the main weapon, then he might run into problems. </p>
<p>Now, if the attorney is referring to the California Constitution, there might be an interesting question of primacy. The UCs can make a claim that since that under the primacy clause of the US Constitution, the 1973 ruling applies equally to states and therefore nulls the clause in the California Constitution. But then of course the argument can be made that a state reserves it's own powers as given by the 9th and 10th amendments.</p>
<p>This would be an interesting legal battle.</p>
<p>So, in answer to the question kcf4u, the US Constitution does not guarentee education.</p>
<p>In terms of this child prodigy, the state should not pay for his tution strictly because the education rights provided under the California Constitution apply only to secondary education and below; not post-secondary education. The California Sup. Ct. needs to clarify this, I believe.</p>
<p>This child, regardless of his prodigy status, needs to deflate his ego and realize that in the real world, you might not get everything you feel you deserve.</p>
<p>Anyone find it ironic that the prosecutor's name is Ackerman?</p>
<p>Flopsy, next time you see him, tell him that no one likes him. Maybe print out this thread and pass it to him in class.</p>
<p>Poor kid. Poor, snot-nosed kid.</p>
<p>Have you guys noticed how all the nasty posts in his guestbook have been deleted? I guess he couldn't take the all the flak...it was damn funny while it was up, though.</p>
<p>I am like the opposite of that kid..an older student...just trying to be a doc. :P I don't wanna cure cancer, but I wouldn't mind keeping people alive at least one day longer.</p>