Sharing and article 9/5/2016: An Education issue

There are several bothersome things about the article starting with the reason why the mother is in jail: FOR WANTING A GOOD EDUCATION FOR HER KIDS. Yes, that is the reason.

Why are we still at this point in this very rich country where schools are so unequal that parents have feel they have to lie about where they live?

What is also sad are the mean comments you see in the article, people focusing on the wrong things. This was not justice! This lady will not be able to teach in her state now because of a felony conviction!

Punishment is not justice and this does not help our society at all!

“Mom jailed for enrolling kids in wrong school district”

“An Ohio mother is in jail after being convicted of tampering with records to enroll her children in a better school district.”

“Kelley Williams-Bolar, 40, of Akron, illegally registered her two daughters at her father's address in suburban Copley Township to get them into the Copley-Fairlawn school district rather than the urban Akron district, a jury decided.”

“The Akron City school district met only four of 26 standards on the latest Ohio Department of Education Report Card and had a 76% graduation rate. Copley-Fairlawn City Schools met 26 of 26 standards and had a 97.5% graduation rate.”

Read the rest of this outrageous story here: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/26/mom-jailed-for-enrolling-kids-in-wrong-school-district/

Dr Flavius A B Akerele III

The ETeam

Constitutional facts: this educator would like politicians to focus on important stuff

The President of the United States

There are only a few legal requirements for someone who wants to run for president. Those requirements include: he or she must be a natural born citizen of the U.S., must be at least 35 years old and must have been living in the U.S. for at least 14 years. The reason a candidate must live in the U.S. for 14 years is so that he or she has firsthand knowledge of the issues faced by Americans.

The Constitution makes it clear who is eligible to be a presidential candidate, stating that any person wishing to run must be a natural born citizen. Meaning, immigrants cannot run no matter how many years they have lived in the United States. A person is considered a natural born citizen if he or she is born abroad to American citizens. Only one of the candidate's parents has to be an American citizen for the candidate to also be considered an American citizen and be eligible to run.

Nowhere in the constitution does it define what religion a president should be, or how pious they should be as part of the job.

Separation of church and state

A phrase used by Thomas Jefferson and others expressing an understanding of the intent and function of the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."

Meaning you can practice whatever religion you want and laws should not be made or influenced based upon a religious belief.

The United States of America is a strong vibrant country, it is not perfect, but it does alright. Why is “fear” a huge part of the political dialogue on both sides of the isle? Why are we not hearing about hope, prosperity, and unification in this political season?

I am not worried about Islamic terrorists, I am not worried about Zika,; I am worried about economic stability and making sure my family is taken care of. I am worried about the perpetuation of the constructed divide between humans (we are all one race), I am worried that the system of inequality that exists for some portions of the population will not be solved because we do not talk with one another. It also bothers me that true epidemics that are costing the lives of thousands of citizens yearly are being ignored.

Politicians, citizens, and human beings: PLEASE STOP AND TAKE A BREATH! Use logic, think, and do not feed into this great machine of hate and vitriol that is our political season.

Believe in America, its laws, applied to all equally; do not believe in the parts that are convenient when it is convenient.

Dr Flavius A B Akerele III

The ETeam