says who, I am not allowed to ask a halachic question? I think its a fair statement.
The school needs money to run. They need to know they have that money coming in so that they can pay their teachers and their mortgage etc. If you don’t have a way to pay, isn’t that gneivah?
GAW, you might be right. I usually expect sources from you, not conjecture LOL.
And that has nothing to do with whether kids should be in school or not.