We had a brother, that's a professor at a university. His wife attended and graduated. His children are now attending. He was deleted as an elder after the children started attending. Never heard a complaint from him. It looks like he took it all in stride, traded off about 4-8 years of being an elder in exchange for his children's education. Good for him. He and his wife are still pretty regular, he comments at the meetings (except this past WT study). The children come more during school breaks and weekends, I believe they live on campus. The "friends" in the congregation treat them the same as before but according to this BOE letter, there is a bad light cast upon them. What happens when the children have graduated, will the dad then be eligible to serve as an elder again?
Meanwhile, my oldest who graduated high school with one of his, is working full time and attending the local community college. This is the longer route. His children should be done soon, they could come back and regular pioneer. Mine still have years to go and will have to transfer for the degree they are pursuing. There's no way mine will be able to afford to move on their own anytime soon without a significant increase in income. I'm mad at myself for being so naive.
A big threat to the org appears to be living on campus. That's where lost of control comes in. It's okay to live at home and mix with the "bad association" at your job and the local community college. This past WT is unrealistic when it compares higher education to the highest education (pioneer school). Who's paying the bills of the one with the "highest education"?
I'm not sure of this brother's exact situation, but most of the time the children of professors can attend tuition free. Why wouldn't he utilize all his benefits?
Something else I find interesting is the local announcements asked to meet with bros and sisters that are medically "certified" doctors, nurses, emt etc. to help with the international convention. So, if one of this brother's children is now a certified medical professional (received through university education) the org want to reep the benefits? Or will they only allow those achieved through vocational school? What kind of doctor comes from a vocational school?