I'm not sure his "exceptional work ethic" as judged by his dad's buddies is convincing enough for me.

 Beaumont-Cherry Valley ratepayers object to water district bankrolling college student
10:00 PM PST on Friday, December 14, 2007

By MICHAEL PERRAULT
The Press-Enterprise

An Inland water district has come under fire for paying $133,850 to send a longtime employee's son to college in exchange for his promise to become the agency's engineer.

Standing-room-only crowds of 40 to 50 people have been squeezing into Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District's meetings in recent months. In often-heated exchanges, some of the district's nearly 13,000 customers in Beaumont and Cherry Valley have questioned why it is paying for employee to earn a bachelor's degree in engineering.

 

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