School Choice gets Akron Ohio mom five year sentence

Judge Patricia Cosgrove of the Summit Court\nty Court of Ohio sentenced a mother who lied about residency to 5 years of prison. The mother, Kelley Williams- Bolar lied about where she lived enabling her children to attend a school in another district.



Why Judge Cosgove imposed such a harsh sentence for such a minor infraction of the law is baffling and unreasonable. Which probably explains why the Judge suspended all but 10 days of the sentence. The simply solution would have been to pull the children out of the school. So, I am left with the question as to the Judge motive behind sending the mother to jail, albeit for only 10 days and the felony charge. According to the story, "The 40-year-old single mother and high school teaching assistant has served nine days of her sentence." The Judge says she was sending a message. A message to who?


"Judge Patricia Cosgrove has received special recognition for the Akron Bar Association for her work in mentoring students, and participates in the Minority Clerkship Program established by The University of Akron School of Law and the Akron Bar Association. She is proud to be one of the three Summit County Common Pleas Court Judges to participate in the ReEntry Court Program for convicted felons. This program is dedicated to helping individuals returning from prison make a successful transition back into society by addressing issues of employment, housing, and substance abuse."

UPDATE: Oops, I was wrong Williams didn't get five years, the Judge actually sentenced Williams-Bolar to 10 years. A jury found her quilty and her 64 years old dad, Edward L Williams for falsification of records. Not only was Williams-Bolar found guilty so was her 64 year old dad, can you believe that!

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