Talk:School Daze - Part 1/@comment-4066758-20180714233150/@comment-5837525-20180717013059

Okay. Let's assume for a moment that Neighsay's views toward other creatures are not exactly shared by the rest of the E.E.A., but the other members ultimately defer to his judgment since he's the highest-ranked.

Why did Twilight establish the school in the first place? To teach other creatures about friendship. If she followed the E.E.A.'s guidelines by the letter, then the stipulation that only ponies be allowed to attend the school must not be covered by the E.E.A's guidelines. Which would make sense: Equestria has never had (or needed) a school for non-ponies before.

Twilight must not have believed she was in violation of any rules by allowing non-ponies to attend. (If she did, why would she even establish the school in the first place?) The only other factor to take into account is Neighsay's prejudice. It's the main driving force of the story's conflict.