Mom jailed over sending kids to better school
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Let me guess, in Canada, schools are not run on local taxes?
Even if her father is already in the district, and paying for those schools, I still don't like it. School taxes are usually as high as politically feasible, meaning they will not go up unless property value goes up. So, bringing in out of district students means that fixed amount of money has to be spread through more students resulting in less funding per student.
One or two wont make a considerable difference in most cases, but if the schools don't address the problem, it could become a real problem.
Even if her father is already in the district, and paying for those schools, I still don't like it. School taxes are usually as high as politically feasible, meaning they will not go up unless property value goes up. So, bringing in out of district students means that fixed amount of money has to be spread through more students resulting in less funding per student.
One or two wont make a considerable difference in most cases, but if the schools don't address the problem, it could become a real problem.
here it is so much of a problem it is ridculas. especially how the whole funding is set up. to get kids in school here you have to have a driver license with matching address in district, two utility bills in your name that match address , copy of lease in your name.
it is freaking ridculas that my children have to be subjected to over crowding and horrid conditions because of some freaking liars and thief.
i personally feel she needed more time . and she was going to be a teacher , come on can we say "Need ethics" and what makes her kids better than the other kids .
it is freaking ridculas that my children have to be subjected to over crowding and horrid conditions because of some freaking liars and thief.
i personally feel she needed more time . and she was going to be a teacher , come on can we say "Need ethics" and what makes her kids better than the other kids .
Want to fix public education in the US?
- Pay for it with a STATE sales tax. Stop the utter tyranny that is school property tax and the unfunded mandates placed on schools by the feds. Abolish the Federal Department of Education.
- Break the stangle hold teacher unions have on the process. Why in the hell do public schools teachers need tenure?
Good luck with the 2nd one.
TRILLIONS of dollars... And what do we get for it?
- Pay for it with a STATE sales tax. Stop the utter tyranny that is school property tax and the unfunded mandates placed on schools by the feds. Abolish the Federal Department of Education.
- Break the stangle hold teacher unions have on the process. Why in the hell do public schools teachers need tenure?
Good luck with the 2nd one.
TRILLIONS of dollars... And what do we get for it?
I agree with this... maybe it comes from being in a school district with lots of overcrowding, but I don't really have a lot of sympathy for somebody cheating the system, and I definitely don't think just because the kid's grandpa lives in that district they are somehow then "entitled" to go to that school FOR FREE when everybody else is paying for it with their taxes. And yes, it probably costs more to have a house there and their taxes are probably higher - so they all are paying a lot more so this woman can cheat the system and send her kids for free? Erm... no.
She needed more time for what? You honestly think a felony is warranted in this case? Come on. Her father was paying taxes. Had her kids not attended that school his taxes would have funded a child he had no relation too. How ridiculous to bombard our legal system with asinine charges against someone who committed a very minor crime. While I don't condone her actions about filing false court documents, she hardly deserves the death penalty.
That's not how it works. So what if grandpa is paying taxes? I will pay taxes till the day I die, and have no intention of having a child. So yes, I am funding the education of zillions of strangers' children. I'm okay with that--I would rather that we have an overall educated population.
Just because grandpa pays taxes does not mean that extended relatives get to go there. The law says you go to school where you live (or you go through an application/approval process to go elsewhere).
She had the option of paying the tuition that she owed the school. She could not do that, hence there have to be other penalties. Do I think she belongs in jail? No ('cause that's a waste of tax payer dollars), but she deserves some sort of penalty.
This actually comes up frequently in this area. I live in one of the top school districts in the country, so people want their children to attend schools in this county. When jobs or housing prices send them to a nearby county, they often want their kids to stay in the original school district. Because of population issues though, they only allow seniors to do that--to finish up high school in their original school. Even then, they have to pay $13,000 to do it (the cost the county spends on a child each year to educate them).
Just because grandpa pays taxes does not mean that extended relatives get to go there. The law says you go to school where you live (or you go through an application/approval process to go elsewhere).
She had the option of paying the tuition that she owed the school. She could not do that, hence there have to be other penalties. Do I think she belongs in jail? No ('cause that's a waste of tax payer dollars), but she deserves some sort of penalty.
This actually comes up frequently in this area. I live in one of the top school districts in the country, so people want their children to attend schools in this county. When jobs or housing prices send them to a nearby county, they often want their kids to stay in the original school district. Because of population issues though, they only allow seniors to do that--to finish up high school in their original school. Even then, they have to pay $13,000 to do it (the cost the county spends on a child each year to educate them).
I'd be fine with having her teach my children. Obviously she cares about her children and their quality of education.
ETA: What about states with felony speeding charges? Does anybody here know a person who has never speeded in their life? Do you think a felony speeding charge makes someone unfit to be a teacher?
Certain crimes are really nasty, and I definitely wouldn't want someone who committed them running a classroom. But the world isn't black and white. Neither is every situation.
ETA: What about states with felony speeding charges? Does anybody here know a person who has never speeded in their life? Do you think a felony speeding charge makes someone unfit to be a teacher?
Certain crimes are really nasty, and I definitely wouldn't want someone who committed them running a classroom. But the world isn't black and white. Neither is every situation.
The judge was very lenient with her and she was lucky the jury hung on the grand theft charges. It looks like she had an opportunity to take a plea and chose to take her chances in a trial, though I might not have all the details correct.
Woman gets jail time in school residency case
She has done a lot right in her life, so I hope she can overcome this series of mistakes.
Woman gets jail time in school residency case
She has done a lot right in her life, so I hope she can overcome this series of mistakes.
