Somewhat reminds me of the time I went to community college.
Around half if not more of the students in entry-level classes never bought the book, never took notes, and never passed any classes they took. They then would just have to appear before a “committee” to be given a second chance for more government aid to retake the classes, housing, unemployment, and who knows what else they qualified for since they were "going to college" and where low income.
They would just show up once in a while asking everyone else if they received their “refund” yet. Aka all the money they did not spend from government aid they got on a debit card they could go spend on whatever they wanted like shoes.