Mom jailed for enrolling kids in wrong school districtThe Story(CNN): An Ohio mother is in jail after being convicted of tampering with records to enroll her children in a better school district. Kelley Williams-Bolar, 40, of Akron, illegally registered her two daughters at her father's address in suburban Copley Township to get them into the Copley-Fairlawn school district rather than the urban Akron district, a jury decided.
The Akron City school district met only four of 26 standards on the latest Ohio Department of Education Report Card and had a 76% graduation rate. Copley-Fairlawn City Schools met 26 of 26 standards and had a 97.5% graduation rate. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Cosgrove sentenced Williams-Bolar last week to five years in prison, but suspended all but 10 days. Williams-Bolar also must serve 80 hours of community service and will be on probation for three years.
The Analysis: If such rules were enforced all over the country, then the our correctional facilities would truly be over populated, especially in the state of Texas. During a time where our President has placed a huge emphasis on Higher Education, a woman is penalized for wanting to put her children in the best position to succeeed academically. School districts bend the rules all the time for student athletes. The larger issue is why does one school across town have more resources than the other. And I thought "seperate but equal" didn't exist anymore...
Bet ur sweet ass it does! I'm dealing with it here! Jefferson parish school district sucks. They put all the free charter schools in N O! It's a cold cold world. And it's a shame . That's messed up. Smh
ReplyDeleteIf I had the bread, I'd bail that mother out. Damn shame how things are as bad as the 60's.
ReplyDeleteAs an Ohio native, , I'm appalled by the punishment that the parent received for wanting the very best education for her children. And society is making her out to be a liar, but the real issue is the poor school system in general. When will we get it right?
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