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by ripe·4y ago·view on hn ↗
Sorry, that's like saying that the people of Flint, MI were free to move somewhere else when their water was polluted.[1]

No, the university is responsible for providing safe housing for the students, and if they accepted this lunatic's plan, they would be breaching that trust.

When parents and students look for colleges, they assume a certain level of due diligence has been done for them, and they will be leaving their teenager in a minimally safe environment. You can't let people off the hook because of some right-wing idea of "freedom".

[1] In April 2014, during a budget crisis, Flint changed its water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water (sourced from Lake Huron and the Detroit River) to the Flint River. Residents complained about the taste, smell, and appearance of the water. Officials failed to apply corrosion inhibitors to the water, which resulted in lead from aging pipes leaching into the water supply, exposing around 100,000 residents to elevated lead levels.

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They are. The alternative to “move” is toxic water. My area is developing its own problems, so I’m looking to get out. I certainly wouldn’t send my kids to live in an oppressive uberprison dorm.
Yep, incompetent bureaucrats instead of raising prices for water decided to try and save a buck without understanding anything.