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Politics : Socialized Education - Is there abetter way?

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From: TimF9/16/2019 12:44:17 AM
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Homeless Mom Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Using Friend's Address to Enroll Son in School
Tanya McDowell was arrested and charged with first-degree larceny and served five years behind bars for the "stolen" education

By Claudia Harmata
September 15, 2019

Felicity Huffman‘s 14-day sentencing has spotlighted school-related cases of parents who received longer jail time in comparison to the actress’ role in the college admissions scandal.

A homeless woman from Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced to five years in prison for enrolling her son in a school district where he did not reside.

In 2011, Tanya McDowell wanted a better education for her then 5-year-old son Andrew, and enrolled him in an elementary school in the neighboring town of Norwalk — using her son’s babysitter’s address for registration papers. At the time, she and her son were living out of her van and homeless shelters, and spending nights at an apartment in Bridgeport, the Connecticut Post had reported.

The mother was arrested and charged with first-degree larceny and served five years behind bars for the “stolen” education...

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