Refuse to send your kids to school in the ghetto = jail time.

[500grains]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-mom-ja...ry?id=12763654

Williams-Bolar said she did it to keep her children safe and that she lived part-time with her dad.

"When my home got broken into, I felt it was my duty to do something else," Williams-Bolar said.

[jaydoc1]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/ohio-mom-ja...ry?id=12763654

C'mon, what kind of example does that send to other inner city parents about wanting the best for their kids? It's not fair she wanted them away from the gangsters and drug dealers.

[bp7178]

Because there are probably no gangsters or drug dealers in front of her house.

[rickrock305]

The worst part is the school district went so far as to hire a private investigator. Sure, we can't afford computers or textbooks, but we can damn sure afford a PI!

What a crock of bullsh*t.

[Mac5.56]

Because there are probably no gangsters or drug dealers in front of her house.

And there totally aren't any gangsters and drug dealers in suburban schools...

Really though, this is an insanely disturbing story. It is a perfect example of late 20th and early 21st century government in the United States. The woman lied, and she did so to attempt to better her own children's lives, and nothing changes the fact that she did this. But, that's not the issue, the issue is that this nation has appalling schools as a result of unethical tax practices, and ignorance on the part of the American populace regarding the importance of education.

[jklaughrey]

What about the parent or even school coach who circumvents the district policy to make sure a star athlete plays for a certain school program/coach. We have a similar situation in my area. One high school is known for baseball and many kids get scholarships from that school. The other HS is across state lines, yet parents and school "coaches/boosters" will do everything to get a kid who is a star onto the good HS team. I know of 3 kids who are from the other state HS that now attend the HS with the program because an "assistant coach/booster" has the boys live with him. Approved and legal by the school board who of course are also wanting the school top stay state champs.

How is this any different. On one hand it is "allowed" for sports, but not for academics?

This countries school systems are corrupt and self serving.

[BrianS]

But, that's not the issue, the issue is that this nation has appalling schools as a result of unethical tax practices, and ignorance on the part of the American populace regarding the importance of education.

Unethical tax practices? The problem with our education system is in large part the teachers unions who have strangled attempts at introducing school choice, performance based pay, yada yada yada. We spend a ton of money on education per student in this country, unfortunately most of it goes to overpaying school teachers and wasted on administrative and other bureaucratic costs instead of improving the education of the end user.

And there totally aren't any gangsters and drug dealers in suburban schools...

Wow. Time to up the meds Mac. I could drive somebody from a school in Rainier Valley a few miles up the highway to a school in Sammamish and it would be a no brainer which school the person would want their child to attend afterwards. You are so far out of reality you don't realize that there are big differences between schools in bad neighborhoods and schools in the burbs? Really?

Does anyone from Washington want to bet on which schools get higher bids on their contracts because contractors put money in for tools stolen off the jobsites by the students and random druggies in the neighborhood? LOL. Yeah sorry there is reality, not all schools are equally safe Mac.

[jklaughrey]

While I agree with the talking heads getting overpaid. The teacher's by and large are not. Granted there are some Teacher Unions that have the district and taxpayers' by the short and curly's. This is however minute compared to the many who are overworked and underpaid. My wife teaches 9th grade HS English and she puts in way too many hours compared to her pay. Why? Because she actually gives a shit about your children.

[BrianS]

While I agree with the talking heads getting overpaid. The teacher's by and large are not. Granted there are some Teacher Unions that have the district and taxpayers' by the short and curly's. This is however minute compared to the many who are overworked and underpaid. My wife teaches 9th grade HS English and she puts in way too many hours compared to her pay. Why? Because she actually gives a shit about your children.

Yeah and with performance based pay she would get paid more, but the teachers unions want all teachers paid the same, including the lazy and stupid ones your wife makes up for.

[SteyrAUG]

Because there are probably no gangsters or drug dealers in front of her house.

So I guess she should have just pulled her kids out of school completely and have her daughters out turning tricks for crack.



You can't always help where you live. She did try to beat the system by lying about her residence so her kids could go to a safer school. Damn shame when the real solution is to kick all the dealer and gang bangers out of every school but that will never happen.

And isn't this what that bussing crap was all about? I remember inner city kids being bused to suburban schools and suburban kids being sent to ghetto schools (magnet program).