Shayla Muldrow was found guilty of trespassing and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she encouraged her daughter to fight an 11-year-old on a school bus. She was sentenced to one year in jail today.

Do you agree with the sentencing? What kind of punishment do you think Muldrow should receive?

Read the story here.

She should have filed charges against the other girl if she felt that strongly about the situation.

What example did this woman set for her child.  The mature thing to do was to go to the school the following day and have a word with the principal and the student and the parents.  Violence is not the answer.  Now this lady is facing a year in prison for handling the situation in a very immature way.  Granted, as a parent you never know how you are going to react if your child comes home telling you that they are being bullied and nothings being done.  Take to the authorities and let them handle it.  Now this woman is going to spend a year in prison for not handling this situation properly.

Where is Daddy?

Did anyone else watch her on the stand at trial? This lady is obviously NOT a good role model for her little girl (or her other children).

If she were truly concerned, why did it take 2 days for her to go to the bus? Why not contact the school directly the following morning and allow THEM to handle the situation? This was an obvious act of retaliation - not intervention.

My heart goes out to the little girl.  I wish I could take her into my home and spend the next year of her life teaching her how to be a good example for her mother, once she is released!

DanielaVelazquez - 20 September 2007 08:27 AM

Shayla Muldrow was found guilty of trespassing and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she encouraged her daughter to fight an 11-year-old on a school bus. She was sentenced to one year in jail today.

Do you agree with the sentencing? What kind of punishment do you think Muldrow should receive?

Read the story here.

Good!!  The mother got exactly what she deserved.  Let’s see how tough she is in jail.

personally, i think making the mother serve prison time is being more detrimental to her daughter, and unfair. I think her sentence should be suspended.

Being a mom myself, i sure knew what it was like to have bullies pick on my son.. including
my son being slapped across the face by another child ..and the teacher doing NOTHING until i insisted..the slapper had to write an apology letter to my son.. and that is all. the letter was insincere.

I have also seen the bully’s parents to be the most assertive in getting authorities to not deal with the bullies on the bus or at school. As a result, i homeschooled my child !!!

I would say this problem in the schools, is the one that caused me the most suffering and anguish as a parent.  Bullying kids and their bullying parents not far behind!

I remember one incident, i tried to use my child development skills and ask the boys not to assualt eachother and to be friends… then the mother stepped in and began threatening me for talking to her child!!  Guess what? not long after, she went to prison and i moved to a safer neighborhood!!

lilacsky - 20 September 2007 01:55 PM

personally, i think making the mother serve prison time is being more detrimental to her daughter, and unfair. I think her sentence should be suspended.

Being a mom myself, i sure knew what it was like to have bullies pick on my son.. including
my son being slapped across the face by another child ..and the teacher doing NOTHING until i insisted..the slapper had to write an apology letter to my son.. and that is all. the letter was insincere.

I have also seen the bully’s parents to be the most assertive in getting authorities to not deal with the bullies on the bus or at school. As a result, i homeschooled my child !!!

I would say this problem in the schools, is the one that caused me the most suffering and anguish as a parent.  Bullying kids and their bullying parents not far behind!

I remember one incident, i tried to use my child development skills and ask the boys not to assualt eachother and to be friends… then the mother stepped in and began threatening me for talking to her child!!  Guess what? not long after, she went to prison and i moved to a safer neighborhood!!

I understand your stance.  But violence is NEVER the answer, and only makes a big problem bigger.

The mother in question, was an irresponsible parent at the very least, and aiding in the delinquency of a minor at the most.

It is parents such as her that have TAUGHT their kids violence, that we have to thank for much of the violence committed by our youth today.  The judge did absolutely the right thing!

A year in prison seems kind of excessive.  Mandatory parenting classes and community service would be more appropriate.

Watching the videotape of her on the news reminded me of a character from MadTV - Monifa Bunifa Latifa Jackson (or something like that).  Hilarious, until you stop to realize that she has reproduced.

"A year in prison seems kind of excessive.  Mandatory parenting classes and community service would be more appropriate.”

SH: I agree with this post.

Time spent in the Florida prison system is almost a virtual assurance that this woman will emerge with even more violent and aggressive behavior patterns.

Mental Health is an issue that most do not want to deal with.  Most are in are prison systems now. It is a costly way to take care of them. We have so many new drugs out there to help the mentally ill. Cheaper than keeping them in prison.

This state actually lowered the amount and coverage the insurance companies have to pay for mantal illness. The legislators priorities are not where they should be. The prisons are funded by the taxpayers. Wouldn’t you want a cheaper alternative. Everyone is always complaining about their tax bills. There is usually a cheaper way. It is change that scares alot.

I agree, I’m not sure what a year in prison is going to do.

How about parenting classes, ANGER MANAGEMENT classes, and some pretty restrictive probation?

“ Where is DAD?”

Yeah, right.

Bthat - 21 September 2007 10:55 AM

I agree, I’m not sure what a year in prison is going to do.

How about parenting classes, ANGER MANAGEMENT classes, and some pretty restrictive probation?

“ Where is DAD?”

Yeah, right.

Unfortunately, the problem of what this mother was teaching her child is a pervasive one.  It is a mindset that many people have.  It is not a “mental” problem as say, depression, bipolar or other physical (meaning chemical) problems with the body are.  And does not justify, I don’t feel, alternative means of punishment other than jail time.

Also, nothing sends a better message to those that live by the same rule as the mother in question, then jail time does!

Anger management classes?  I doubt VERY seriously people like this particular mother, would get any benefit from it.  Other than being a joke.

Time in the prison system increases the likelihood of violent, angry behavior after release.

Such behavior patterns are virtually a requirement to survive inside the walls.

The best way to increase violent response patterns is to give someone time in the state prison system.

She was sentenced to 364 days, therefore no time will be spent in the STATE prison system.  She will be in at the county level.

A 26-year-old mother convicted this week of walking onto a school bus and encouraging her daughter to fight another girl was sentenced to a year in the county jail.

She got what she deserves.

County time is far less likely to stimulate violent behavior patterns than would state time.

So to that end, she’s less likely to emerge as a greater threat to the community than when she entered.