Kevin had been shot in the head in his Burlington apartment.
“Everybody in Vermont was so amazing. Like, electric bill was forgiven, you know, gas bill was forgiven, cable. … People were so moved by this kid that was murdered in his own home,” DeOliveira-Longinetti said.
She said the federal government wiped out Kevin’s Stafford loan debts as well, but the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority – the source of nearly $19,000 in additional student loans – did not.
“Please accept our condolences on your loss… Monthly bill statements will continue to be sent to you,” DeOliveira-Longinetti read from the HESAA letter.
When she gets the bill in the mail, it’s a reminder that her son is dead and will not graduate, DeOliveira-Longinetti said.
“I know what a co-signing is. If it defaults, I’m responsible. I know that,” she said. “You’re not going to say to your kid, you can’t go to college because of $4,000.”
Earlier this month, an investigation by ProPublica and The New York Times looked at HESAA and quoted a lawyer who likened it to “state-sanctioned loan-sharking.” ProPublica reporter Annie Waldman interviewed dozens of borrowers including a cancer patient who lost his job and couldn’t repay his loans. HESAA sued him for $266,000.
Hey. Im not seeing a single person talking about this on here and its important. Theres been another mass shooting, this time in my home city, in a synagogue that I pass by regularly. A 48 y/o white man walked in during prayer and shouted “All Jews must die!” Before opening fire with an assault rifle and three pistols. He was actively shooting for 20 minutes before being stopped by SWAT and had killed 11 and injured 6, including 4 police officers injured. The suspect lived 15 minutes from my house, and many families I know have friends or relatives affected by this tragedy. The FBI is investigating currently, but the public needs to know about this. I am hoping to conferr with Jewish people in my school about holding a vigil at our school, and I am encouraging news about this to be spread here as well. Antisemitism cannot be allowed in the United States. Mass shootings can not be allowed in the United States. Vote appropriately, educated others, and stand for the belief that hate has no place in our America. Most of all, my heart goes out to my friends and community members affected by thus tragedy today.
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