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Ohio mom jailed for lying about kids’ school residency

How far would you go to get your children into a better public school? The best intentions of one Ohio woman landed her in jail, AOL News reports. In a highly unusual case, Kelley Williams-Bolar, a single mother who lived in Akron, Ohio public housing, was convicted of lying about her residency in order to send her two daughters to a highly ranked school. Her sentence, which inflamed emotions in the community, was 10 days in jail, according to reports, and is due to end this week. “It’s overwhelming. I’m exhausted,” she told ABC News. “I did this for them, so there it is. I did this for them.” Four years ago, Williams-Bolar, 40, sent her girls, now 12 and 16, to the Copley-Fairlawn school district that was outside her Akron district of residence, reports said. Her father lives in the Copley-Fairlawn district, and she said she lived with him part-time after her home was burglarized and she wanted her children safe…

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