By strange coincidence, an article in today's New York Times gives another example of plug-pulling relating to competitive school admissions. This story is about the overwhelming competitiveness and stress in India for parents to get their kids admitted to the "right" nursery school or primary school.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/wo...l?pagewanted=2 Quote:
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A director at another school recalled receiving a phone call from the electricity board, threatening to cut off her school’s power if a certain child was not admitted.
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