I dont know where Mayor Laffey has been for the past 40 years but when I grew up in the Silver Lake section of Providence (in the 1960's), 20% of the kids I grew up with went to Cranston schools using the phoney addresses of their family members who lived a couple of blocks away. This matter has nothing to do failing Providence schools and everything to do with parents who cant follow the rules and who will do anything to shortcut the system. It appears Mr. Laffey is worrying about how he is being perceived by the public because the woman in question was a single mother. Im wondering how Mr. Laffey would have responded if the perpetrator was a well-to-do family man or woman who didnt or wouldnt cop a plea.

Great outcome.. I myself have tryed to get away with lying about my south providence address to send my child to a Cranston school..Providence should be held accountable for reimbursing the city of Cranston.The city of Providence needs to get a clue...There are NUMEROUS language barriers and different dialects as well. This impedes keeping up with other citys educational progress.Get some funding for this issue..Also..the crime rate in some of the areas these schools are located in are scary. Providence needs to seriously address these problems .If they arent capable of fixing these problems they should be fined or held responsible for Providence tax payers seeking thier childrens educations and safety elsewahere..