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kpete
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:33 PM Original message |
Black Mother Jailed For Sending Kids to White School District |
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Taverner
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Jeez, Brown v Board of Ed all over again... |
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Hannah Bell
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. wtf? jail time & probation for a "crime" routinely committed by thousands of parents across the |
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gateley
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. She's Black. nt |
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xfundy
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
31. Yep. |
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appal_jack
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. Everyone in my neighborhood played this game. |
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Maru Kitteh
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. is there any information available about the racial makeup of the jury? |
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kpete
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. compilation of stories from the trial coverage and what transpired afterward. |
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Maru Kitteh
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Jailed mom is just a few credit-hours away from a teaching degree - works with special needs kids |
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Kweli4Real
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. Unfortunately ... |
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blueamy66
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #39 |
76. Felony? |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:03 PM Response to Reply #39 |
98. She could have found other ways to better her |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #98 |
124. like??? |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:56 PM Response to Reply #124 |
136. Like moving in with her father |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #136 |
143. she shouldn't have had to go to that extreem.- her fathers taxes |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #143 |
157. So since my kids are no longer in school, I can designate who MY tax dollars educate? |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #157 |
164. Your tax dollars should not go to educating one specific group in particular in the first place. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #164 |
169. exactly! |
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stranger81
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #164 |
177. Best post on this thread. n/t |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #157 |
168. that may not be how it works, but it sure does make the argument |
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Pithlet
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Wed Jan-26-11 11:24 PM Response to Reply #98 |
186. What other ways would that be? nt |
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fishwax
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #39 |
103. as a convicted felon, she won't even be allowed to get the degree |
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we can do it
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
67. What's Worse Is This Was a FELONY and She Will Never Be Able To Teach. |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #67 |
100. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want my child's teacher to |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:49 PM Response to Reply #100 |
128. That's my first thought as well |
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Occulus
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #128 |
185. You're both so liberal. n/t |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #100 |
130. You wouldn't want your childs teacher to do anything they could to help a child learn? |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #130 |
134. She broke the law |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #134 |
147. Eh, she should've agreed to the fine. But I think she wanted to make a bigger point. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:25 PM Response to Reply #147 |
155. this is in effect and act of civil disobedience- the law is being |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #155 |
159. Agree. And I hope it helps discourse recognize that money isn't the problem with bad schools. |
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Mimosa
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:30 AM Response to Reply #67 |
189. That is so unfair! |
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True_Blue
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I would be curious to know that too.. |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
97. It wasn't for sending them to school, it was for |
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atreides1
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:48 PM Response to Reply #97 |
107. What was her motive? |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #107 |
110. So committing crimes and costing a lot of money |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #110 |
153. No money was "lost." |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #153 |
158. well, except the money they paid the private dick |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #158 |
161. True, but I am sure it was far less than the $30k they claim they "lost." |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #153 |
183. Um, yes it was. The school expends a certain amount of money |
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chowhound
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #107 |
148. oh so the ends justify the means |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. Haha, garbage. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #148 |
154. yes, in this case it does. The children's grandfather was paying |
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mzmolly
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
175. Here's info on the white superintendent. He's into thoroughbred horse racing. |
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teenagebambam
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:40 PM Original message |
WTF indeed |
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dixiegrrrrl
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
4. I don't get this part: |
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hughee99
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. I'm guessing this is what happened |
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jeffedgmon
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Exactly what I was thinking.. |
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Xithras
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. I think the hitch here is that it's different school districts in different towns. |
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alcibiades_mystery
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
47. The father, however, presumably pays taxes in Copley, no? |
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LisaL
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I believe the father is charged for something different. |
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lildreamer316
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. Okay, but doesn't the father live in Copley? |
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verges
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #49 |
106. The kid's Grandfather. not father. nt |
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Canuckistanian
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
64. Whether state or local, she paid taxes SOMEWHERE |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #64 |
99. But the taxes she paid didn't go to the district |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #99 |
123. No, she paid rent to keep a house over their head and heroically risked her life for them. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:59 PM Response to Reply #123 |
140. +1000! |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #99 |
133. her FATHER pays taxes in the town where the children went to school |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #133 |
160. That's not how it works though |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #160 |
163. What's done is done. She was treated unfairly and the laws are unjust. |
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NashVegas
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
87. If Akron Homeowners Aren't Footing the Bill For Schools? |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:42 PM Response to Reply #87 |
122. They're forced to rent, no credit to buy, no job security, list goes on. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:53 PM Response to Reply #122 |
132. Renters pay property taxes; it's part of their rent |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:55 PM Response to Reply #132 |
135. Landlords get tax breaks, renters are not recognized as having paid property taxes. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #135 |
137. All landlords don't get property tax breaks |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #137 |
142. There are so many deductions that landlords get it's absurd. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #142 |
162. Bullshit |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:33 PM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Feel free to read up on the many many deductions that you can get if you have rental property. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
105. Different school districts. |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:50 PM Response to Reply #105 |
129. Rather, she was poor and could not afford to live in Copley, but decided to give her kids a chance. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:51 PM Response to Reply #23 |
131. They are saying that the residents of that school district pay taxes to support those schools |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:00 PM Response to Reply #131 |
141. Yeah, it's a nice scam, actually. Keep the tuition high enough and people who can't "afford"... |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #131 |
149. the 'tuition' is being paid by the GRANDFATHER- he lives in the town |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #149 |
151. It's not really about money, it's about demographics. |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:26 PM Response to Reply #149 |
156. Why didn't she just move in with her father? |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #156 |
166. We may never know. But it's irrelevant. She should've paid the fine and profusely apologized, etc. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #156 |
172. Exactly! But, she didn't. And therefore she commited fraud. nt |
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mzmolly
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #156 |
176. I'm not sure everyone wants to live with their parents. |
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uponit7771
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Good point, worth sending to her lawyers |
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LisaL
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:43 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. There might be a difference in taxes someone pays for living in one area |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:20 PM Response to Reply #40 |
150. The difference isn't very much, in Summit County, but they do parcel the tax rate. |
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msanthrope
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
55. It's a valuation, done to establish the felony nature of the crime..... |
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ehrnst
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
79. In my county, non-residents have to pay tuition to attend the public schools. |
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eleny
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. That'll teach her |
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Scruffy1
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
8. A felony charge no less. |
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immoderate
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Vagrancy 2.0 |
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ej510
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. Us black folks aren't suppose to receive a great education. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
138. unless they're male, and good at sports- then the rules |
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Lorien
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. And yet: |
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Jokinomx
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
13. Wow... I thought we had schools of choice? |
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Gaedel
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Way back when |
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azurnoir
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. and yet we see here on DU studies that say |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Tue Jan-25-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. Oh my God! |
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Tejas
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Report them, that is, |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:56 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Child graduated. |
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CC
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
17. That is f'ed up. |
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Still a Democrat
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd like to hear from the public school teachers on DU n/t |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Attendance = money. THAT is the crux here. Faking a domicile is state money lost for the "real" |
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Still a Democrat
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. So would her children generate as much revenue as those attending and living in the district? |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. School A loses 3 kids = money lost. Period. School B picks up extra money for those 3 kids. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
109. I'm not sure I'm following your question. |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
121. It is not money lost. The district has a fixed amount of money income from property taxes. |
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kwassa
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #18 |
119. and my reply is "don't ask, don't tell" |
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blondeatlast
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
19. Ridiculous. IF my district didn't offer school choice, I would have done the same thing and likely |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 07:02 PM Response to Reply #19 |
170. I support her as well- |
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cleanhippie
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
20. That is about as much of a "crime" as smoking pot is. |
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jeffedgmon
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. Racism exists EVERYWHERE. |
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datasuspect
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
22. these black folks are racist for wanting to send their children to a white school |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
24. No, no; it's not that a white parent would go scot-free; it's that ANY parent of a GREAT ATHLETE |
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Esurientes
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #24 |
178. Not sure if you'd call a cheerleader a "great athlete". |
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sinkingfeeling
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. And how much did Penn Hills School district recover from Rick Santorum? Why didn't he go to jail? |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
42. Because he is Rick Santorum. |
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happyslug
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Wed Jan-26-11 03:53 PM Response to Reply #42 |
113. Because Penn Hills is in Pennsylvania not Ohio |
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Frosty1
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Tue Jan-25-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
33. I forwarded this |
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Starry Messenger
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. wtf. People do this all the time. |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. It isn't any the less illegal. Some get caught; some don't. |
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Starry Messenger
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:53 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I've never heard of the fine though. And the jail. And the probation. |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Fines, yes. The rest? Overkill, IMO. |
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ehrnst
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #53 |
80. It is that way where I live - I found this out when I was considering adopting a child. (nt) |
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proud2BlibKansan
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #46 |
139. They fine folks here for this |
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joshcryer
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:07 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. I think she refused to pay the fine and then they took it to court. |
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Bluerthanblue
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
180. one gets prosecuted, the others don't- |
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hughee99
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
37. It sounds like what she did was basically "school choice". |
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Reader Rabbit
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. This is obscene. |
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entanglement
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. Sad and effed up beyond belief. Judge says the county prosecutor refused to consider misdemeanor |
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msanthrope
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:16 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Fuck the judge--she has the power to knock it down. She probably |
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Dappleganger
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Tue Jan-25-11 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
45. This has happened multiple times in our school district. |
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midnight
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. This poor mother needs a miracle... I hope some lawyer steps in and helps her.... |
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dembotoz
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Tue Jan-25-11 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
51. Are the kids good at sports??????? |
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varkam
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Tue Jan-25-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
52. I hope that prosecutor is proud for taking this all the way through trial. |
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msanthrope
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
54. They chose her for 'good' reason. |
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karynnj
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
57. This is not necessarily black and white |
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WinkyDink
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. "The solution is to improve all schools and make them safe." And when will we hear any politician |
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MedicalAdmin
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:38 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. When will politicians discuss this on the national level? |
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WinkyDink
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:24 AM Response to Reply #68 |
72. Bwah! Indeed. |
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liberalhistorian
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #58 |
101. Never. It's far easier to blame and demonize |
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hakko936
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Wed Jan-26-11 03:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
112. How do you improve the schools..... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #57 |
78. Who gives a crap? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:23 AM Response to Reply #78 |
81. That is precisely what I said - it is the only real solution |
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
59. I thought that all of Ohio had open enrollment |
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
61. Please tell me why this woman actually deserves to be jailed for this. |
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
62. No Child Left Behind !!!!!No Child Left Behind!!!!!!!!! |
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Tue Jan-25-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
63. Why the kids can't choose their schools? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:25 AM Response to Reply #63 |
73. It's called "local control." |
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Tue Jan-25-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
65. This headline to the OP seems racist... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #65 |
102. I checked. Fairlawn and Copley are about 87% white |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
115. It was not presented this way on the news this morning... |
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Tue Jan-25-11 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
66. How very sad |
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
69. This is an outrage |
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:24 AM Response to Original message |
70. So sad when what all she wanted was better for her children |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
75. But who doesn't? Someone in Podunk can't just up and send their child to |
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:04 PM Response to Reply #75 |
83. The better question is |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #75 |
95. Question is, why are public schools based on "wealth" rather than equal education for all? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #95 |
126. Akron actually has higher per pupil costs. It's just that when money comes from the state... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #95 |
174. and Ohio's system for funding schools was found to be unconstitutional- |
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #95 |
182. Public schools are primarily a county or city issue, not necessarily a state or federal issue. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #75 |
125. Um, she took them to the bus stop every day. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
71. I think that the headline |
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #71 |
181. Maybe this explains how they found out. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
74. There is no school choice in IL? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
77. States with inTER-district "choice" are in the VAST minority (about 15/50). And inTRA-district is |
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Wed Jan-26-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
82. American Apartheid |
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
84. "Because of the felony conviction, you will not be allowed to get your teaching degree under Ohio... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
85. Jesus wept |
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
86. Vouchers would end this type of crap. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
88. The school district hired a private investigator to do surveillance to make their case |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #88 |
91. Probably just felt like making an example of somebody |
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Wed Jan-26-11 03:15 PM Response to Reply #91 |
111. Yes, and I would bet this poor woman paniced and caused the case to get worse |
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Wed Jan-26-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #88 |
179. that's the part that stuck out in the article to me. they hired a PI to follow them and make a |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
89. In the U.S.A., it will ALWAYS be seen as proper to discriminate on the basis of $$$ |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
90. That's terrible. K&R |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
92. Yeah, they don't like that in O-Hiya. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
93. So how is one school's education worth $30k more than the other? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #93 |
146. Because the school charged that much for "out of district" students. They just added up the years. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
94. When we understand that no one from the "white" school would have tried to sneak their kids... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
96. Wow, just wow!! |
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
104. this is bullshit if the parents had anytype of joint custody, bullshit anyway ie brown v board |
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Wed Jan-26-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
108. A travesty |
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Wed Jan-26-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
114. FELONY charges?? Are you shitting me?? |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
116. The blog in the first link is gone. Probably because of the racist heading... |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
117. Sad |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
118. I hope she can take this to a higher court |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
120. Sounds like some good old jury nullification was in order. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #120 |
184. I know I wouldn't have voted to convict. |
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Wed Jan-26-11 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
127. I have known white folks who did the same thing.No one ever says a word |
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #127 |
145. sad but true- |
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Wed Jan-26-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
167. why would she send her kids to a predominantly white school? |
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:16 AM Response to Reply #167 |
188. because the school in her district was really bad! |
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Wed Jan-26-11 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
171. Shocking turnaround |
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Wed Jan-26-11 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
173. Isn't Ohio's school funding still "Unconstitutional"? if the school |
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
187. K&R. This story needs to go national!!! |
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Thu Jan-27-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #187 |
190. It is national. I saw it on CNN this evening. nt |
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