Talk:Tanya McDowell

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So what happened to her then? Is she still in jail? Is there any move to appeal?

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The article devotes one sentence to the subject, and one sentence to what she is known for; since the rest of the article is largely devoted to people and events that are not related to or involved with McDowell, but in which her case was used as a comparison/contrast, would those not belong better in the respective articles?

For example, in the "commentary" section on the 2019 college admissions scandal page, which is the context in which the case is brought up, or as one of the cases cited by prosecutors in the Operation Varsity Blues article.

The bit about "highlighted barriers to legitimate employment, exclusionary educational zoning, barriers to university admission and increased oversight and scrutiny in public housing" also isn't really encyclopedic information, but rather appears to be the opinions of people who wrote about these issues and used the McDowell case as a springboard. Brokengoat (talk) 23:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article is very inaccurate. It makes no mention of 2 narcotics arrests and offers of prostitution. 2 links are Stamford Advocate - Affidavit: Tanya McDowell offered to sell drugs, pimp out prostitutes to undercover cops. and People - Mom Received 5-Year-Sentence After Falsifying Son’s School District and Twice Selling Drugs. The entire article must be rewritten because it makes the reader believe the 5 year sentence was only for falsifying the son's address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr-Encyclopedia-Man (talk • contribs) 16:30, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I mention in my edits that the case is confusing. She did receive a 5-year sentence overall for the plea deal. But the drug charges and the school lying were sentenced separately technically as part of that deal, although practically they might be tied. In other words, she did actually get a 5-year sentence for the drugs and she got a separate 5-year sentence for the school lying. See CT Post: "On the two counts of sale of narcotics, the judge then sentenced her to 12 years, suspended after she serves five years and followed by five years probation. The sentence is to run concurrently with a five-year sentence she received in the Norwalk case."[1]. Lord Law Law (talk) 07:20, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Understanding Intersectionality[edit]

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