[HPforGrownups] Is education a right or a privilege in WW? Was: Re: More on Snape

[Rellie]

No: HPFGUIDX 102766

Wanda Sherratt wrote:
> But they can expel students, for a great variety of reasons, it
> seems.  The threat of expulsion seems to be very much on the
> students' minds, especially Hermione's.  If a student is expelled
> from the ONLY wizarding school in England, isn't that tantamount to
> a right to deny an education to children?  What happens to kids who
> are expelled? I guess Hagrid is an example - there doesn't seem to
> be any safety net for people who don't comply with the conditions at
> Hogwarts.



Yes, but however, though they threaten, it's more so of an empty
threat, unless of course, you are "evidenced" to be the one who sic
creatures that kill onto your fellow students.
Look at what Draco, Ron and Harry, and even Sirius has done.

Sirius almost sent Severus to his death, and he didn't get expelled.
Draco, and the Gryffindors, have such public brawls again and again,
yet they didn't get expelled. In "normal", well muggle schools, if you
repeatedly commit such offences, you will definitely get expelled.

I believe the rules there for expulsion is rather lax compared to
muggle schools, thus there is not really so much a danger of one not
having the "right" to education. And who knows, depends on what the
reason that you were expelled for were, you might be able to go to the
other two wizarding schools. Maybe Hagrid did not get accepted, for
perhaps for the other two, maybe you have to pay fees or something.
They seem like more of the "privileged" schools for rich kids instead
of open for all types of public schools. Just look at their robes, FUR
and SILK?