Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Criminal parents? They just want a better education for their child

Criminal parents? They just want a better education for their child:


Criminal parents? They just want a better education for their child

Dom Giordano

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WHAT SHOULD the penalty be for two Philadelphia parents caught sending their child just to a neighboring school district just over the Philadelphia border? In the spectrum of law enforcement, what is the appropriate punishment for these parents trying to get their elementary-school-age daughter a better education in a suburban school district?
Should the daughter be removed and the parents warned? Should she be removed and the parents fined? Should the daughter be removed and the parents forced to pay back to the taxpayers of Lower Moreland Township $10,753, which is the cost of tuition for an out-of-district child attending Lower Moreland schools?
Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman doesn't think any of those remedies are enough. She has demanded that the family pay back the $10,753 and she has charged them criminally with theft of services and conspiracy of