Mom put in jail for sending her children to a better school.
By Oneironaut
@_sketch_ (5742)
United States
January 26, 2011 4:22pm CST
I found this report quite shocking. What does this say about our society? Where your entire future is dependent on where you live and how much money your family has. Do these children not deserve the same quality of education as kids from wealthier families?
I have always had a problem with the entire school system. It is just messed up in so many ways. I think that our tax dollars should go to educating our society as a whole. Education shouldn't be a status symbol.
Here is the video:
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/mom-jailed-for-sending-kids-to-better-school-23973624
Did you pay attention to how some things were worded? Honestly, it disgusted me.
"...getting a quality education without paying the right taxes for it."
"Those dollars need to stay home with our students."
"I felt that some punishment or deterrent was needed for other individuals..."
They spent tons of money hiring the PI and whatnot, but they claim that these people doing this are costing them even more. It sounds like crap to me. To me, it doesn't matter if they are or not. The system needs to change. I believe in equality and this is not even close.
It is really sad. This woman was so close to becoming a teacher, but now she has been convicted of a felony and this will probably never happen. This woman obviously cares about education and that's the kind of teachers we need.
I really think that we need to take at good look at these sort of things that are happening and ask ourselves, "Is this the world we want to live in? Is this the future we want for our children?"
What do you think??
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@rowantree (1186)
• United States
27 Jan 11
I heard about this on The View yesterday and I don't understand how the judge got away with this. She didn't do anything wrong!
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@Gameslayer007 (862)
• United States
27 Jan 11
Holy smokes!
It is unbelievable that someone would deny a better education.
Some people are ate up!
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@megamatt (14291)
• United States
3 Feb 11
I had to reread the topic heading a couple of times before I really could acknowledge that I was reading what I thought I was reading. Really that just tends to say it all about society in general. That is really messed up in a lot of ways. And I'm really not shocked about it at all. Just rather disturbing almost when you look at the situation about that.
This really just strikes me as the government just being greedy and controlling. Everyone has to fit into a certain mold. Yet, really, the schools don't deserve the funding that much, the way some of them are run. They are pretty much hiring anyone who has a passing knowledge of the subject and in fact, some ways, we are extremely lucky if we get that far. Just rather jarring to say the very least.
@jessmartian (111)
• United States
27 Jan 11
So many things about this fascinate me. First off, why the legal systems chose to spend their time and money (and make our money) to go after issues like this and many others. They should be out there putting criminals in jail, not a mother like her, or traffic violators, or all the other stupid things they've seemed to come up with... it's all so ridiculous to me.
It astounds me how much money goes into school systems for how poor of an education we seem to be getting from it. Like you said, I too have always had a problem with the education systems and how incredibly unfair they seem to be, and how little attention is brought to the issues that REALLY matter- i.e. students not learning anything! Yet they waste everyones time and punish a woman for not living in their high society.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
27 Jan 11
Exactly. I was actually talking with my friends about this earlier and it got me wondering if this could even be a race issue. The family was black and I'm wondering if the school she enrolled her children in was primarily white. I don't know if this really has anything to do with anything, but like they said, "Why was she being singled out?" Perhaps this is the reason, perhaps not, but it wouldn't shock me one bit.
@raheemsupercool (81)
• United States
28 Jan 11
Although technically what she did is illegal it is a justified crinme. Everyone wants the best for their children and everyone wants to send their kids to better schools. Where i live most of the kids live far from the school and apply using other addresses. This of course would not be necessary if the public school was brought to better standards. What we need more of is teachers that care about teachin and helping the students succeed. The school should just let the students attend because of the effort that they displayed to get into the school.
@_sketch_ (5742)
• United States
28 Jan 11
I agree. I was reminded of this quote:
"One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly ... and with a willingness to accept the penalty." -Martin Luther King Jr.
I believe that this is an unjust law and although I'm not saying it is as big as slavery, the same concept applies. MLK went to jail and helped move things forward. I hope that what we get from this case is some progress in our school system. What do you think??
@brigette1 (19)
• United States
27 Jan 11
I completely agree with you. It is ridiculous that she would even have to lie for her kids to get the education they deserve.
