Ohio mom jailed for sending kids to better district gets reduced convictions

The World

Kelley Williams-Bolar, a  mother of two girls in Akron, Ohio, served nine days in prison in January. Williams-Bolar was convicted of falsifying documents to allow her daughters to attend school in a better district than the one where they reside. She was working as a teacher’s aide before the conviction and was studying to become a teacher, but having two felony charges would likely have kept that from happening – until Ohio Governor John Kasich announced he was going to reduce Williams-Bolar’s convictions to misdemeanors. Williams-Bolar  talks about her experience with her attorney,  David Singleton, who is with the Ohio Justice and Policy Center.

Will you support The World with a monthly donation?

Every day, reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you. We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.

Make a gift today, and you’ll help us unlock a matching gift of $67,000!