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Hot Rod
Member Wed Jan 26 17:53:44

Ohio Mom Jailed for Lying About Kids' School Residency

Jan 26, 2011 â?? 2:08 PM

How far would you go to get your children into a better public school? The best intentions of one Ohio woman landed her in jail.

In a highly unusual case, Kelley Williams-Bolar, a single mother who lived in Akron public housing, was convicted of lying about her residency in order to send her two daughters to a highly ranked school. Her sentence, which inflamed emotions in the community, was 10 days in jail, according to reports, and is due to end this week.

"It's overwhelming. I'm exhausted," she told ABC News. "I did this for them, so there it is. I did this for them."

Four years ago, Williams-Bolar, 40, sent her girls, now 12 and 16, to the Copley-Fairlawn school district that was outside her Akron district of residence, reports said. Her father lives in the Copley-Fairlawn district, and she said she lived with him part-time after her home was burglarized and she wanted her children safe.

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

But the district accused the aspiring teacher of lying about her address, falsifying records and having her father file false court papers to circumvent the rules, ABC said. The school asked her to repay $30,000 in tuition, saying her daughters were getting a quality education without paying taxes to contribute to the cost. She refused and was indicted.

A jury convicted her Jan. 15 of two counts of tampering with records, and she was sentenced three days later, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. She was ordered to begin the sentence immediately and was taken from the courtroom sobbing loudly, the newspaper said.

Before she was sentenced, she told the judge "there was no intention at all" to deceive the school, the Beacon Journal reported, and she pleaded to be spared jail time.

Her father, Edward Williams, 64, went on trial with his daughter, but the jury deadlocked on the charge of grand theft, the paper said.

In a jailhouse interview with the paper last week, Williams-Bolar said she'd do it again if she had to.

"If I had the opportunity, if I had to do it all over again, would I have done it?" she said. After pausing, she answered: "I would have done it again. But I would have been more detailed. ... I think they wanted to make an example of me."

Presiding Judge Patricia Cosgrove seemed to agree.

"I felt that some punishment or deterrent was needed for other individuals who might think to defraud the various school districts," she said, according to ABC.

The school district spent about $6,000 to bring Williams-Bolar to trial, a sum that included hiring a private investigator to follow her and her children, Newschannel5 reported.

Copley-Fairlawn Superintendent Brian Poe said the district has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of children illegally enrolled in its schools. The cases are usually resolved by parents proving they live in the district, taking their kids out of the schools or paying tuition of about $800 a month, the station reported.

Williams-Bolar's case was the first residency challenge to reach a criminal courtroom, but Poe said it was to send a message. "If you're paying taxes on a home here ... those dollars need to stay home with our students," Poe said, according to the station.

The sentence puts Williams-Bolar's teaching career at risk. She is close to graduating with an education degree from the University of Akron and works as a special needs teaching assistant at a high school, the Beacon Journal reported.

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"I'm not going to give up on my education," said Williams-Bolar, who plans to appeal the conviction.

But the judge said as of now, she can't become a teacher.

"Because of the felony conviction, you will not be allowed to get your teaching degree under Ohio law as it stands today," the judge said. "The court's taking into consideration that is also a punishment that you will have to serve."

From jail, Williams-Bolar has been talking by phone to her girls, who no longer go to the Copley-Fairlawn schools and have been staying with their grandfather.

She told the Beacon Journal: "I'm upset because I have never been away from my family."

http://www...led-for-lying-about-kids-scho/

Hot Rod
Member Wed Jan 26 17:56:52

In light of all of the illegal aliens attending US Schools, what is your opinion on this?

Nimatzo
Member Wed Jan 26 17:59:14
My opinion is 7. No wait I take that back, my opinion is, Oak tree... Yes I stick with Oak tree.

earthpig
GTFO HOer Wed Jan 26 18:06:00
My opinion on this is that a strong Voucher and Charter program would solve this problem immediately.

Crappy teachers and schools would be fired and closed, better ones would pop up in their place.

The mother did no more wrong than an indentured servant trying to escape bondage. Her and her kids should not be Serfs to their zip code.

Furthermore, I support this form of civil disobedience. Both the mother's actions, and the jury wisely nullifying the grand theft charge.

Cheers to all involved, including the judge for enforcing the law as it is (unfortunately) written.

More people need to do this, until it is apparent to all that our current system is broken.

Pissflaps McGee
Member Wed Jan 26 18:06:48
She is a negroe living on welfare. She fully intended to deceive and steal education for her child. She should be executed.

Renzo Marquez
Member Wed Jan 26 18:21:54
I agree with Fred.

Sam Adams
Member Wed Jan 26 18:26:39
If her kids did well in school then fine. If they were typical negros, then I agree with fred.

Pissflaps McGee
Member Wed Jan 26 18:29:35
I agree with Sam and AH's agreeing with me.

Hot Rod
Member Wed Jan 26 18:58:49

ep, point of reference. When Obama put his kids in school, if memory serves, there were two kids there on the voucher system.

Not sure of the exact details, but their vouchers were no longer accepted at that school.

Turtle Crawler
Admin Wed Jan 26 19:28:37
Shes black.

river of blood
Member Wed Jan 26 19:42:37
I think everyone should be beaten to death with a baseball bat.

Sstrickland
New Member Wed Jan 26 21:24:44
For over a year when I was a teenager I illegally stole education from a district outside of my true residence. Not so much for the educational benefits but because that district was comfortable and known to me. I rode my bike 30 minutes every morning to the bus stop and hid it in the woods while smoking a quick bowl. I would often be late, miss the bus and return home to play Age of Empires and get stoned. Good times.

cock vomit
Member Thu Jan 27 09:16:41
"Turtle Crawler
Admin Wed Jan 26 19:28:37
Shes black. "

I wonder what the media would think of the views of the owner of the website Loughner belonged to?

Dakyron
Member Thu Jan 27 09:31:49
"Williams-Bolar's case was the first residency challenge to reach a criminal courtroom, but Poe said it was to send a message. "If you're paying taxes on a home here ... those dollars need to stay home with our students," Poe said, according to the station. "

Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. Instead, all school related taxes are put into one pot, and then divided up per student.

I wonder if anyone has challenged the funding laws in Ohio.

As to the charge, I would have nullified it. If you school is a shithole, there is nothing wrong with lying to go to a better one.

Makes me wonder just what kind of hellhole Akron, Ohio must be that they have to jail parents in order to keep kids in their shitty public schools.

earthpig
GTFO HOer Thu Jan 27 10:54:09
Like sstrickland, I also "stole" education from a school that I wasn't permitted to attend due to the bonds of my zip code.

Dakyron
Member Thu Jan 27 10:56:52
I thought that was pretty normal. Here you just have to get a waiver, and as long as they have room, you are accepted.

Oh, and of course provide your own transportation.

so what
Member Thu Jan 27 12:03:57
Bunch of leftie leeches...

Hellfire
Member Thu Jan 27 12:11:27
" The mother did no more wrong than an indentured servant trying to escape bondage. Her and her kids should not be Serfs to their zip code. "

If she's not paying taxes to the district her child was being schooled in, she *did* do wrong in the eyes of the law.

"Furthermore, I support this form of civil disobedience. Both the mother's actions, and the jury wisely nullifying the grand theft charge. "

I can't say I blame them but you have to question her judgment in spending a whole bunch of money to get her teaching degree while simultaneously breaking a law that will prevent her from teaching.

"Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. "

Unconstitutional on a state level or a federal level? I believe school funding varies state to state...

"I thought that was pretty normal. Here you just have to get a waiver, and as long as they have room, you are accepted"

Again, I think this varies from state to state based on how they fund their schools.

Renzo Marquez
Member Thu Jan 27 18:13:19
Dakyron
Member Thu Jan 27 09:31:49
"Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. Instead, all school related taxes are put into one pot, and then divided up per student.

I wonder if anyone has challenged the funding laws in Ohio."

It's been ruled unconstitutional in Ohio, too. But it is still used and nobody makes a big stink about it because nigger districts like Cleveland and CrAckron get more per pupil already when aid from the state and federal governments is taken into account.

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Hot Rod Member	Wed Jan 26 17:53:44 Ohio Mom Jailed for Lying About Kids' School Residency Jan 26, 2011 â?? 2:08 PM How far would you go to get your children into a better public school? The best intentions of one Ohio woman landed her in jail. In a highly unusual case, Kelley Williams-Bolar, a single mother who lived in Akron public housing, was convicted of lying about her residency in order to send her two daughters to a highly ranked school. Her sentence, which inflamed emotions in the community, was 10 days in jail, according to reports, and is due to end this week. "It's overwhelming. I'm exhausted," she told ABC News. "I did this for them, so there it is. I did this for them." Four years ago, Williams-Bolar, 40, sent her girls, now 12 and 16, to the Copley-Fairlawn school district that was outside her Akron district of residence, reports said. Her father lives in the Copley-Fairlawn district, and she said she lived with him part-time after her home was burglarized and she wanted her children safe. "When my home got broken into, I felt it was my duty to do something else," Williams-Bolar said, according to ABC. But the district accused the aspiring teacher of lying about her address, falsifying records and having her father file false court papers to circumvent the rules, ABC said. The school asked her to repay $30,000 in tuition, saying her daughters were getting a quality education without paying taxes to contribute to the cost. She refused and was indicted. A jury convicted her Jan. 15 of two counts of tampering with records, and she was sentenced three days later, the Akron Beacon Journal reported. She was ordered to begin the sentence immediately and was taken from the courtroom sobbing loudly, the newspaper said. Before she was sentenced, she told the judge "there was no intention at all" to deceive the school, the Beacon Journal reported, and she pleaded to be spared jail time. Her father, Edward Williams, 64, went on trial with his daughter, but the jury deadlocked on the charge of grand theft, the paper said. In a jailhouse interview with the paper last week, Williams-Bolar said she'd do it again if she had to. "If I had the opportunity, if I had to do it all over again, would I have done it?" she said. After pausing, she answered: "I would have done it again. But I would have been more detailed. ... I think they wanted to make an example of me." Presiding Judge Patricia Cosgrove seemed to agree. "I felt that some punishment or deterrent was needed for other individuals who might think to defraud the various school districts," she said, according to ABC. The school district spent about $6,000 to bring Williams-Bolar to trial, a sum that included hiring a private investigator to follow her and her children, Newschannel5 reported. Copley-Fairlawn Superintendent Brian Poe said the district has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of children illegally enrolled in its schools. The cases are usually resolved by parents proving they live in the district, taking their kids out of the schools or paying tuition of about $800 a month, the station reported. Williams-Bolar's case was the first residency challenge to reach a criminal courtroom, but Poe said it was to send a message. "If you're paying taxes on a home here ... those dollars need to stay home with our students," Poe said, according to the station. The sentence puts Williams-Bolar's teaching career at risk. She is close to graduating with an education degree from the University of Akron and works as a special needs teaching assistant at a high school, the Beacon Journal reported. Sponsored Links "I'm not going to give up on my education," said Williams-Bolar, who plans to appeal the conviction. But the judge said as of now, she can't become a teacher. "Because of the felony conviction, you will not be allowed to get your teaching degree under Ohio law as it stands today," the judge said. "The court's taking into consideration that is also a punishment that you will have to serve." From jail, Williams-Bolar has been talking by phone to her girls, who no longer go to the Copley-Fairlawn schools and have been staying with their grandfather. She told the Beacon Journal: "I'm upset because I have never been away from my family." http://www...led-for-lying-about-kids-scho/
Hot Rod Member	Wed Jan 26 17:56:52 In light of all of the illegal aliens attending US Schools, what is your opinion on this?
Nimatzo Member	Wed Jan 26 17:59:14 My opinion is 7. No wait I take that back, my opinion is, Oak tree... Yes I stick with Oak tree.
earthpig GTFO HOer	Wed Jan 26 18:06:00 My opinion on this is that a strong Voucher and Charter program would solve this problem immediately. Crappy teachers and schools would be fired and closed, better ones would pop up in their place. The mother did no more wrong than an indentured servant trying to escape bondage. Her and her kids should not be Serfs to their zip code. Furthermore, I support this form of civil disobedience. Both the mother's actions, and the jury wisely nullifying the grand theft charge. Cheers to all involved, including the judge for enforcing the law as it is (unfortunately) written. More people need to do this, until it is apparent to all that our current system is broken.
Pissflaps McGee Member	Wed Jan 26 18:06:48 She is a negroe living on welfare. She fully intended to deceive and steal education for her child. She should be executed.
Renzo Marquez Member	Wed Jan 26 18:21:54 I agree with Fred.
Sam Adams Member	Wed Jan 26 18:26:39 If her kids did well in school then fine. If they were typical negros, then I agree with fred.
Pissflaps McGee Member	Wed Jan 26 18:29:35 I agree with Sam and AH's agreeing with me.
Hot Rod Member	Wed Jan 26 18:58:49 ep, point of reference. When Obama put his kids in school, if memory serves, there were two kids there on the voucher system. Not sure of the exact details, but their vouchers were no longer accepted at that school.
Turtle Crawler Admin	Wed Jan 26 19:28:37 Shes black.
river of blood Member	Wed Jan 26 19:42:37 I think everyone should be beaten to death with a baseball bat.
Sstrickland New Member	Wed Jan 26 21:24:44 For over a year when I was a teenager I illegally stole education from a district outside of my true residence. Not so much for the educational benefits but because that district was comfortable and known to me. I rode my bike 30 minutes every morning to the bus stop and hid it in the woods while smoking a quick bowl. I would often be late, miss the bus and return home to play Age of Empires and get stoned. Good times.
cock vomit Member	Thu Jan 27 09:16:41 "Turtle Crawler Admin Wed Jan 26 19:28:37 Shes black. " I wonder what the media would think of the views of the owner of the website Loughner belonged to?
Dakyron Member	Thu Jan 27 09:31:49 "Williams-Bolar's case was the first residency challenge to reach a criminal courtroom, but Poe said it was to send a message. "If you're paying taxes on a home here ... those dollars need to stay home with our students," Poe said, according to the station. " Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. Instead, all school related taxes are put into one pot, and then divided up per student. I wonder if anyone has challenged the funding laws in Ohio. As to the charge, I would have nullified it. If you school is a shithole, there is nothing wrong with lying to go to a better one. Makes me wonder just what kind of hellhole Akron, Ohio must be that they have to jail parents in order to keep kids in their shitty public schools.
earthpig GTFO HOer	Thu Jan 27 10:54:09 Like sstrickland, I also "stole" education from a school that I wasn't permitted to attend due to the bonds of my zip code.
Dakyron Member	Thu Jan 27 10:56:52 I thought that was pretty normal. Here you just have to get a waiver, and as long as they have room, you are accepted. Oh, and of course provide your own transportation.
so what Member	Thu Jan 27 12:03:57 Bunch of leftie leeches...
Hellfire Member	Thu Jan 27 12:11:27 " The mother did no more wrong than an indentured servant trying to escape bondage. Her and her kids should not be Serfs to their zip code. " If she's not paying taxes to the district her child was being schooled in, she did do wrong in the eyes of the law. "Furthermore, I support this form of civil disobedience. Both the mother's actions, and the jury wisely nullifying the grand theft charge. " I can't say I blame them but you have to question her judgment in spending a whole bunch of money to get her teaching degree while simultaneously breaking a law that will prevent her from teaching. "Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. " Unconstitutional on a state level or a federal level? I believe school funding varies state to state... "I thought that was pretty normal. Here you just have to get a waiver, and as long as they have room, you are accepted" Again, I think this varies from state to state based on how they fund their schools.
Renzo Marquez Member	Thu Jan 27 18:13:19 Dakyron Member Thu Jan 27 09:31:49 "Interesting. This type of funding set-up was ruled unconstitutional in Arizona. The ruling stated that all kids should receive an equal amount of funding, not funding based on local property taxes. Instead, all school related taxes are put into one pot, and then divided up per student. I wonder if anyone has challenged the funding laws in Ohio." It's been ruled unconstitutional in Ohio, too. But it is still used and nobody makes a big stink about it because nigger districts like Cleveland and CrAckron get more per pupil already when aid from the state and federal governments is taken into account.
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