Tanya McDowell

Tanya McDowell is an American woman who was sentenced to prison for five years for falsifying her son's residence to get him into a neighbouring school district.[1][2] McDowell used her babysitter's address to enroll her son into a Norwalk public elementary school despite not living in that area. Her case has been used to highlight drastically harsher sentencing for African Americans especially in comparison to Felicity Huffman's 14 day sentence for a federal crime as part of the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.[3][4][5]

Prosecutors from the U.S. attorney's office in Boston in Operation Varsity Blues cited McDowell's case as well as five others in their arguments for the length of prison time for convictions in the admissions scandal.[6][7] Her case has also highlighted barriers to legitimate employment, exclusionary educational zoning, barriers to university admission and increased oversight and scrutiny in public housing.[6][8][9] In June 2011, Al Sharpton, the American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host spoke at a rally in support of McDowell.[10]

References
  1. Perkins, Julia (September 15, 2019). "Felicity Huffman sentencing compared to Bridgeport mom Tanya McDowell". The Hour. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  2. "Felicity Huffman Gets 2 Weeks in Jail for Gaming Educational System — Not So Long Ago, a Black Mom Wasn't So Lucky". The Root. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  3. Edwards, Ashley Alese. "This Mom Went To Prison For Enrolling Her Son In A School Outside Her District". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  4. "Homeless Mom Gets 5 Years, Felicity Huffman Gets 14 Days, Both For 'Stealing Education'". Oxygen Official Site. September 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  5. "This Mom Went To Prison For Enrolling Her Son In A School Outside Her District". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  6. Kroeker, Jo (September 29, 2019). "Connecticut mom's case used to push jail time for parents in college admissions scandal". CTInsider.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. Connolly, Lucy (September 16, 2019). "Homeless Mum Given Five Years In Prison For Using Friend's Address To Enrol Son In School". UNILAD. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. Chandra Bozelko. "Opinion | Felicity Huffman got a light sentence. Good". Washington Post. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  9. "What the Felicity Huffman Scandal Says About America". Inequality.org. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. Wiggin, Teke (June 8, 2011). "Sharpton defends McDowell at NAACP rally". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
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