My daughter & special HS session @ Stanford Law - update!
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My daughter is a real firecracker... she has known since she was in middle school that she wants to run for Senate and possibly even President.
She made the leap into Charter school (home school) because the local HS was holding her back and now she is graduating a year early! She has already made the jump to taking classes at the local community college.
Since she took her PSAT - we've been on the radar for colleges sending stuff. This is totally different!
She received a special invitation to represent her school (Visions in Education Charter has over 2000 students from Sacramento area) at the Envision/Stanford Law in collaboration with George Mason University and Intensive Law & Trial - It's a 10 day program, taught by actual Stanford Law professors and will culminate in a mock trial in the SF Superior Court!
The cost is off-putting at $4000... but we are applying for a partial scholarship and she has set up a gofundme as well. (I told her part of campaigning is raising money...so get used to it!)
here's the link if anyone feels flush 
gf.me/u/sdduzx The link works if you cut/paste or just search for Laney Terrell
I'm so proud, hoping this small town girl can take on the world!
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UPDATE 4/30 - Well it hit the local news! http://southtahoenow.com/story/04/29/2019/south-lake-tahoe-teen-headed-intensive-law-and-trial-program-stanford
We should know the scholarship outcome in the next 2 weeks.
And yes, I know it is a "for profit" program, but we feel it is an amazing opportunity for her to step into some BIG shoes. Being from a rural area, this is letting her get the feel of a big university and competitive setting. She will also get 2 units of credit which is nothing to sniff at
I actually start my new job this week!!
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Congratulations to your daughter!
Yeah, my girl is a flaming Liberal/socialist...she is planning on being the one who shakes up all those "button down" kids anyway 
She's so punk rock, I know she will be fine!
she is planning on transfering to UC Berkeley with her AA, since that's where I'm from and we still have family in the area
I imagine she'll learn a lot. And my very best for her future endeavors. She's on her way! 
...did the research and it has a pretty high rate of grads who seem to be elected...
then again, staying in CA for the undergrad seems good...she might wanna go to DC for her grad school
It's a fun time for her to be thinking of these opportunities!
we're a little worried about the East/West thing... very different mentality here in California...and we're from a small town
She's got musical talent, draws, has a fucked up sense of humor (ok, that's from me lol)...she also rocks the purple hair and a nose ring! She's definitely gonna shake things up !!!
I have to say her academic preformance is all her...she's a HUGE NERD (ok ya, that's me too) and she writes like a wizard. With homeschool, I swear she's just run with it and I am just watching as she fires it up!
Super love her...I'm gonna miss my buddy when she leaves the nest
I also reached out to our local online news and they are gonna do a story on her today!
Guess it's time to make a portfolio/scrapbook for her so I can show it off when she gets elected!
One of the Editors emailed me back and said it would get posted soon!
Laney and I were talking today about her brother in school, and she said "it's not like this gets handed to me...I work my ASS off to make my life better and to get where I want to go!"
God I love her 
Praying that her brother finds his niche too, he's only a year behind her and has had some rough times...Thought he was gonna go all the way with baseball, but he fucked it up last year by cussing at the coach and refuses to try again. I know he will find his way, I just have to make sure he has my support too. this single momma is working overtime !
Good LUCK summing this up in 500 words!!! I think she's a great writer and will do great speeches someday... though she did only have 500 words, but she makes a punch and doesn't shy away from being passionate!
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The Fundamental Flaws of American Law; Scholarship Essay
The United States of America (USA) is a young country and one with many mistakes and successes coloring its short past. While the USA is undeniably a country founded on freedom, it falls short in protecting its most vulnerable citizens and residents. To begin to understand where the USA’s legal system is lacking, we must first understand how it was formed -- starting with the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution covers the basic freedoms and rights that befall any and all residents of America, legal or not. One of the great failures of the justice system is the disregard for the rights of all immigrants from the moment they step foot on American soil.
The main weapon used against undocumented immigrants is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) program under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). I.C.E. was formed shortly after the terror attacks of 9/11 along with the movement of the DHS up to the cabinet level. The movement of immigration issues from the Department of Labor to the DHS is indicative of a massive shift among policymakers on how we, the citizens of America, view immigration as a whole. Before 9/11, immigration was considered a workforce and economic issue and handled as such. We considered immigration as a beneficiary for the economy and a way to grow America’s GDP. Unfortunately, after 9/11, the public opinion of immigrants massively swayed and we began to group all immigrants together as a threat, regardless of their country of origin, their ethnicity, and their backgrounds. I.C.E. was developed executively by President Bush and has since been used without the standards of due process and right to a trial, which are constitutional rights to every person in America, regardless of citizenship status.
This disregard for the human rights that befall every person in America is horrific and shameful and will reflect poorly on each and every policymaker who turns a blind eye to the abuse of power constantly and consistently shown by I.C.E. in their treatment of immigrants. I propose an abolishment of I.C.E. and the movement of their primary functions back to the Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce. If we continue to treat immigrants as a threat, as terrorists, we will continue to justify the abuse of power exemplified by I.C.E. We have already let them get away with ripping children from parents. We have let them lock people fleeing corruption away in cages. How much more will we stand? Enough is enough. More often than not, people turn away from what makes them uncomfortable, what reflects back the worst of them. The start of revolution begins with the oppressed speaking up, voicing their pain, but revolution and change can only truly take hold and succeed when and if the oppressors open their eyes to the cruelty they support, be it consciously or not.
She's one of those kids who never knew pre September 11...
We've watched movies like Sleepless in Seattle and commented on how you could NEVER do the romantic airport scene anymore
I dont use it much, but she has one
