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students to purchase a computer, it cannot be said from this
record that a computer was required for Kathleen’s enrollment in
classes.
Petitioner James Gorski (Mr. Gorski) testified that there is
a bank of computers available for student use located in the
university’s library. Mr. Gorski admitted that he had not
personally seen the library computers, but that it was his
understanding there were only four or five available for 15,000
students at any time. He further testified that by having her
own computer, his daughter would not have to use these library
computers and risk walking from the library back to her dorm room
late at night.
Petitioners’ concern for their daughter’s safety, while
understandable, does not prove that the purchase of a computer
was required by Miami University. Mr. Gorski further testified
that professors use an Internet-based system to post syllabi and
course assignments, and that certain university information is
only available over the Internet. He admitted, however, that
Kathleen was not enrolled in any courses that specifically
required her to have her own computer. Furthermore, with
computers available to all students in the library, syllabi and
course assignments are accessible even to students who do not
have their own computers. No matter how necessary petitioners
think Kathleen’s having her own computer may be, the expense of
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