Fweeky Fweedy will do anything for attention.
He is also desperate for money. He is hoping that the girls’ school will give him some gelt so he will withdraw his children.
He is a classic sociopath, who even uses his own children in a quest for the attention he never got in yeshiva ktana.
The kehilla should have taken his kids into the school, to help them lead normal lives. However, it must be noted that Antwerp is in a financial crunch, and Fweeky Fweedy is not only unable to pay tuition, but he is a known cheat and fraudster. It may not have been possible for the school to take a chance on these nebach kids.