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Ohio board: No pardon in school fake-address case - Boston.com

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Ohio board: No pardon in school fake-address case

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins
AP Legal Affairs Writer / September 2, 2011
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio Parole Board on Friday recommended that the governor not pardon a woman who was jailed for using her father's address to enroll her children in a neighboring school district.

Kelley Williams-Bolar, of Akron, served nine days in jail earlier this year for falsifying information on records that she used to send her daughters to a school outside the city. She said her conviction for felony records tampering threatens her efforts to earn her teacher's license.

The board said Williams-Bolar could have solved her schooling situation legitimately and was dishonest before and after her conviction.

"Ms. Williams-Bolar was faced with a no more difficult situation than any other working parent who must ensure that their children are safe during, before and