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   Liberal Democrats, too lazy and stupid to compete   
   scholastically.  This is the result of the present day inferior   
   California school system, once the envy of the entire free   
   world, after 40 years of Democrat control and parasitic   
   socialist union infestation.   
      
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   Their parents face criminal charges, with federal prosecutors   
   alleging massive fraud to get them into some of America’s most   
   elite schools.   
      
   But it’s still unclear what is going to happen to the children   
   who were the beneficiaries of what prosecutors called the   
   largest college admissions scam ever uncovered.   
      
   Federal prosecutors allege cheating on standardized tests,   
   bribery and faking athletic achievements to get into college —   
   the types of misdeeds that would lead to serious discipline. But   
   in many cases, they said, the students did not know about the   
   arrangements their parents made.   
      
   Administrators at UCLA and USC said this week they are reviewing   
   student admission decisions after discovering that dozens of   
   families paid huge sums to gain access to at least eight   
   exclusive schools, including theirs, through bribes and lies.   
   Among the parents charged were Hollywood actresses Felicity   
   Huffman, of “Desperate Housewives,” and Lori Loughlin, of “Full   
   House.”   
      
   A USC spokesman said Wednesday that students who applied for   
   admission in the current cycle — which is underway for fall   
   admits — and are tied to the scheme will be denied admission.   
   That includes about half a dozen applicants.   
      
   The school will also conduct a case-by-case review for current   
   students and graduates who may have taken part in the scheme.   
      
   “We will make informed, appropriate decisions once those reviews   
   have been completed,” USC spokesman Eddie North-Hager said in a   
   statement.   
      
   UCLA said that it would consider canceling admissions if any   
   student was found to have lied in an application.   
      
   “If UCLA discovers that any prospective, admitted or enrolled   
   student has misrepresented any aspect of his/her application, or   
   that information about the applicant has been withheld, UCLA may   
   take a number of disciplinary actions, up to and including   
   cancellation of admission,” the university said.   
      
   The two schools have already fired or suspended coaches and an   
   administrator accused in the case.   
      
   USC’s senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel and men’s   
   and women’s water polo coach Jovan Vavic were fired after   
   allegedly receiving bribes totaling more than $1.3 million and   
   $250,000, respectively, to help parents take advantage of the   
   relaxed admissions standards for athletes at USC, even though   
   their children were not legitimately being recruited as athletes.   
      
   UCLA has placed men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo on leave.   
   Salcedo has been charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering   
   after allegedly accepting $200,000 in bribes for his role in   
   facilitating the enrollment of one female student and one male   
   student to the school under the pretense of being soccer   
   players, though they did not play the sport competitively.   
      
   UCLA said in the statement that it is not aware of any current   
   student-athletes under suspicion.   
      
   “The university is cooperating with the Department of Justice   
   and will conduct its own review to determine the proper steps to   
   take to address this matter,” it said.   
      
   The president of Wake Forest University said in a statement that   
   a student who was taken off the wait list after her parents   
   allegedly used William “Rick” Singer to bribe a volleyball coach   
   was admitted to the school and is currently enrolled.   
      
   “We have no reason to believe the student was aware of the   
   alleged financial transaction,” Nathan O. Hatch said.   
      
   At Stanford, the head sailing coach was accused of accepting   
   bribes to recommend two prospective students for admission,   
   according to court documents. The university said neither   
   student ended up at Stanford — one was denied admission and   
   intended to reapply but didn’t, and the second never completed   
   an application.   
      
   Federal investigators have charged 50 people in the case, which   
   has heightened the debate about the advantages the ultra-rich   
   enjoy in accessing the country’s best colleges amid intense   
   competition in which merit alone is not enough to assure   
      
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