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Earlier this month, Kelly Williams-Bolar has been sentenced to ten days in prison and three years probation for sending her daughters to get their schooling in a district in which they do not live. Williams-Bolar, who lives in a poor section of Akron, Ohio, sent her daughters to a school in a neighboring district where her father resides. Williams-Bolar registered her daughters at her father’s address rather than her own.
Williams-Bolar served nine days of her sentence and was released today. She should have never been incarcerated for a nanosecond. But since this is a felony conviction, Williams-Bolar will now be unable to obtain her teaching degree.
So I guess this means Williams-Bolar’s daughters will be kicked out of school? Is this justice served?
If Williams-Bolar had access to vouchers to send her daughters to the school of her choice she would not have suffered the indignity of being arrested, put on trial and deemed a convicted felon. Kelly Williams-Bohar is no criminal. I hope Ohio Governor John Kasich sees fit to pardon Williams-Bolar.
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Sean| 1.26.11 @ 4:34PM
Her father is also going to have to pay school taxes to the same district.
Deni| 1.26.11 @ 5:03PM
This is not injustice. I went to college, worked hard, got married and all before having kids so I could afford the right things for them. This whore had two kids, no education, and no ability to pay the taxes for the school but sent her kids anyway? Hell no. I am glad she is in jail, I hope all black people finally start closing their legs and thinking twice before having kids without having a job first, and I hope her daughters learned something about living life without cheating.
completely disgusted| 1.26.11 @ 5:21PM
Really? You are special because you did all those things? For all you've done in your life you haven't learned a thing about humanity and I feel sorry for you, but even more sorry for your children. Hopefully they will not grow up to have the same affliction with selfishness and the superiority complex.
completely disgusted| 1.26.11 @ 5:25PM
I forgot that I hope your children do not grow up to be racists as well, maybe they will be able to teach yo a thing or two about what really matters. You are not the only one that works hard for what you have, but you ARE one of the few that spews hate and ignorance and make no meaningful contribution to society.
Frisbee| 1.26.11 @ 5:29PM
Get real Deni. She didn't go to jail for anything you accuse her of, but because she listed her kids at her dad's residence so they could go to a better school.
This should not be illegal. It should be the norm. Get the Fed out of education now. School choice now. Vouchers now.
Mark in LA| 1.27.11 @ 8:03PM
She was also supposed to pay 800 a month since her kids did not live within the school boundaries and she was sent bills which she ignored. She had ample time to remove her kids. How is this any different than welfare fraud?
Patty| 1.27.11 @ 10:29PM
The public school system is the problem, not her.
Patty| 1.26.11 @ 7:17PM
Looks like Deni took his/her nasty pill today. Glad I don't have to know a miserable loser like you.
SJM| 1.27.11 @ 6:22PM
Deni Ebeneezer Scrooge...
Make sure your kids never marry any of us leg-opening BLACK PEOPLE!!!
Bob K.| 1.26.11 @ 6:51PM
Now, I ask you, where is the ACLU in cases like this?
Occam's Tool| 1.27.11 @ 6:50PM
That's an excellent question, Bob. The answer is that the ACLU never litigates in situations that might actually help reduce entropy and improve outcomes in society. They only do the opposite.
Nathan| 1.26.11 @ 7:11PM
There is an error in this story. The cited news story says she went to jail for 9 days in addition to the 1 day prior to trial.
Aaron Goldstein| 1.26.11 @ 10:25PM
Thank you Nathan. Good eye.
Dollface| 1.26.11 @ 7:44PM
I guess its a felony to want a better life for your kids in Ohio. Of course, they probably can't get this unjust law changed because of the teacher's union.
MikeN| 1.26.11 @ 11:01PM
People in that district are paying local property taxes to pay for that school. I don't think they want to be sharing the school with people who aren't paying taxes in.
beebop| 1.27.11 @ 6:02AM
As a homeowner in the very district under discussion who has no child in school, she is certainly welcome to my tax portion.
Since when would we rather have people in JAIL than in SCHOOL? What part of this makes any sense at all?
If you have seen the movie "waiting for superman" you appreciate how very much of a road block there is for poor parents to want something better for their children.
MikeN| 1.27.11 @ 11:29AM
Yup no child in school. So you're not looking out for your own kids, the way she was.
One person doesn't matter. If everyone did this sort of thing, then the school suffers.
Rich Rostrom| 1.27.11 @ 2:06AM
She defrauded the district of the cost of her children's schooling - tens of thousands of $.
IF she had a voucher or had paid tuition (some school districts allow that), her action would be legitimate. As it is, it is very comparable to the illegal aliens who impose their families' needs on the U.S. And yes, they too "want a better life for [their] kids".
Patty| 1.27.11 @ 4:27AM
Williams-Bolar is an American citizen, not an illegal. She's not the problem, our corrupt and unfair public school system is.
I find you tut-tutters obnoxious.
cali| 1.27.11 @ 6:08AM
While falsifying for any reason is wrong; I can not fault this woman. Her intent was justified, her actions were wrong.
However, what's the difference between her and Obama? ??
She goes to jail wanting to have better for her children, and Obama who wanted to be president, but refuses to show how he is eligible to hold he presidency?
One goes to jail - the other grins from ear to ear knowing that he has so far been able with his con?
Ed| 1.27.11 @ 10:40AM
I live next to the school district that was involved in this incident (Copley-Fairlawn Local School District). Copley Schools are some of the best in the country.
Akron, Ohio is divided into two camps: those who think that she got what she deserved, and those who think she deserves a break because she is Black.
Boo hoo, cry me a river!
Patty| 1.27.11 @ 10:33PM
Maybe she just wanted a better life for her children, moron. Race has nothing to do with it.
Big Jim| 1.27.11 @ 11:44AM
This is a tough nut. Unless and until there is a voucher system, we can't let everyone go to whatever school they choose because it's unfair to the local taxpayer. I agree with RR's analogy. On the other hand a felony conviction and jail time for an effort to better your child's lives is draconian. I hope Gov. Kasich come through with a pardon. This is the type of case for which the power of the pardon was intended.
Stefanie| 1.27.11 @ 1:20PM
So everyone should just be allowed to lie about where their children live so they can get into a better school therefore defrauding the tax payers of that school district? How is that fair?
And this is my problem with school choice. Who wouldn't send their child to the best school in the region if they had the choice? What happens to those good school districts when everyone tries to send their kids there and what happens to bad school districts who get less and less resources because school attendance is down? The bad schools will only get worse and the good schools will get worse because an glut of extra students. Why not try to improve bad schools?
Patty| 1.27.11 @ 10:32PM
We've poured billions of dollars into public education for 50 years. It hasn't helped.
The bad schools won't improve until competition is introduced into our school system.
Tina Trent | 1.27.11 @ 3:07PM
A felony and ten or nine days in jail? Since nobody is boo-hooing about how minimum sentencing or some other horror tied the judge's hands, I assume that the sentence was at one robed person's discretion.
In a system that permits pleas, non-prosecution, or concurrent sentencing for crimes as serious as burglary, assault, and even worse, the sentence is excessive. She should be pardoned.
And sentenced to community service at the school where she refused to send her children -- in the hope that the media entourage follows her there and eventually makes enough noise to improve conditions there.
CHummel| 1.27.11 @ 5:21PM
If her kids show a measurable improvement can she sue the school her kids were suppsoed to be enrolled at. Maybe a few other parents should too.
deminohio| 1.27.11 @ 5:57PM
Fraud? Not really; a white lie is more like it. It's VERY common for parents to send children to the "wrong" district, usually for the convenience of grandparents or non-custodial parents who watch the children before or after school, or for "athletic reasons." Even when the ruse is discovered, and the child expelled, it's unheard-of for charges to be brought. Does anyone seriously question whether this would have happened if these kids were boys with nice jump shots?
Didn't think so.