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Kelley Williams-Bolar made national headlines after being convicted for lying about her residency to get her two daughters into a better school district. She was sentenced to five years in prison. The sentence was reduced and she served her nine days in jail last week. The Akron, Ohio mother of two was herself just 12 credit hours away from becoming an accredited teacher. 

While not ignoring or dismissing the facts of the case of falsified records and the legal questions of culpability, this case highlights a bigger issue in education â€" the role of parents in their children’s education. How much control should parents have over their own children’s education? 

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