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May 18, 2007

Mother Acquitted of Charges Related to Wanting Her Children to Attend a Good School

by @ 10:21 pm. Filed under Education

First of all, being a school choice proponent, I don’t like that people are forced to send their kids to a specific school by government mandate or usually pay extra out of pocket to go somewhere else. We all know some parents do lie to have their children go to a different school. While it’s not right to lie about this sort of thing, I can’t say I want any parent who is doing such to be sentenced to time in prison over it. In the case of Geanine Echols, she was not lying, a jury has confirmed it, but the mere fact this became a court case with potential prison time is simply insane.

Watch the video report if you can.

Mom Found Not Guilty in School Case

A mother of three who was accused of illegally sending her children to school in Marietta was found not guilty Friday on felony charges.

Prosecutors claimed that Geanine Echols, who lives in Cobb County, lied repeatedly to the government about her address because she wanted her children to attend better schools in the Marietta school district. Instead of using the address where she and her children live, Echols used the address of her husband’s family.

Echols and her relatives broke down in tears after the 16th “not guilty” verdict was read inside the Cobb County courtroom. In his closing, her defense attorney told jurors that prosecutors went much too far in charging her with crimes that could have sent her to prison for years.

Given this whole mess was a total waste of taxpayer funds. Treating a mother who was not guilty like a criminal. I hope voters remember this DA’s actions come election time.

The video report mentions that the mother has also purchased a condo in the school district.



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