TN Mom Charged with Making Girls Walk ...

CouponQueen · ‎10-21-2010

to school.

It seems they missed the bus and there punishment was they had to walk to school..she followed ahead to make sure they were safe.

The officer said she traffic was picking up and it was cold....kids back when my grandmother and mother were in school..walked up hill in a foot of snow two miles to the bus stop. lol

JASPER, Tenn. --A Marion County mother faces child neglect charges after deputies say she made her daughters walk to school.

The Chattanooga Times Free-Press reports that 32-year-old Lisa Marie Palmer was charged after authorities found her driving ahead of her daughters as she made them walk to school.

Marion County sheriff's deputy Chris Ladd, who spotted the two girls, says it appeared as if Palmer was driving ahead of her children and allowing them to catch up to her car until the kids reached the school.

Sheriff Ronnie "Bo" Burnett says Palmer told deputies that her daughters were being punished for missing the bus.

Palmer is scheduled for an initial court appearance on April 18. Court officials say she doesn't have an attorney yet

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

It seems to me like the police think she was making her kids run behind the car to keep up. It is an odd situation. Why wouldn't she follow behind them?

I remember when I was little and wanted to walk to school in the worst way. My parents wouldn't let my friend and me because they felt we were too young. They finally agreed but they followed behind us in the car the entire way.

Meowingkitty · ‎06-19-2010

I walked to school every day since I was in the first grade oft times alone. Can kids today do nothing without mommy and daddy being around without the parents getting in trouble with the law?

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

I too walked to school and home again every day since 1st grade. I also walked part way home by myself for kindergarten.

sometimes it was with other kids sometimes alone. I also had to cross 2 very busy main intersections.

Lipstickdiva · ‎03-10-2010

I think there is a lot more to this story.

sam96 · ‎05-05-2015

Surely there is more to this story? It seems incomplete at this time.

I walked to and from school all through elementary and jr high, and got mad when mom made carpool arrangements!

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Yeah, I don't understand the charge. Was it 10 miles, uphill both ways, in the snow or something?

I remember having to walk to school also and, most of the time, it wasn't the biggest deal. One time it was raining so hard that by the time I got there I was soaked through to my underwear.

Unfortunately, I was sent to the office. I pleaded with them to just let me go to class and NOT call her. I knew that would result in some profound difficulties for me.

They asked where she was. I told them she was at home. They asked if she was sick or disabled, that she could not drive me to school. I told them (the truth) - no. She was just laying in bed, as usual, being lazy. I was the Cinderella so she lay around all day and I had to come home and do all the cleaning, laundry, cooking, ironing (ugh!) while she did nothing. But I knew if they called her I'd get a beating. I was so glad that they didn't call. They helped me get dried off and go to class. I never forgot that.

Back then, if a parent abused you in any way they would actually call THAT person to try and fix it. Uh, all that does is make it worse for the abused kid. You learn to keep your trap shut!

RainyDayGal · ‎03-09-2010

How old are the girls and how far did they walk?

Yes, add me to the list of kids that walked to school. Trying doing that in Canada with 8-10 feet of snow (not on the road mind you, but there was snow on the road) and school isn't just a few blocks away. I was in 4th grade. Sometimes my sister was with me, sometimes not. Sometimes mom would drive us if she could get the car out.

I get times are different but this is a bit much that the mother would be charged. I'd like to hear more about it.

missy1 · ‎03-10-2010

Here some walk, take the bus, ride a bike, or get taken to school. I have seen kids young as 5 walking alone to school. (I don't agree with it, but it's not a crime here}

There's got to be more to this story......Here it is.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/apr/01/mother-charged-neglect-making-children-wa...

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

I guess if she directed her children to walk in the busy street filled with cars, and not a sidewalk, that is putting them in harm. There has to be a reason.

ETA - I just also read that the mother didn't have a valid drivers license. Her husband was called to the scene and got into a fistfight and was arrested. Classy!

"Temperatures were cold, and traffic was beginning to become heavy with citizens heading to work," Ladd states. "Mrs. Palmer was in no position to reach her children safely in the event of an emergency."

The Chattanooga Times Free-Press reports that 32-year-old Lisa Marie Palmer was charged after authorities found her driving ahead of her daughters as she made them walk to school.

Marion County sheriff's Deputy Chris Ladd, who spotted the two girls, says it appeared Palmer was driving ahead of her children and allowing them to catch up to her car until the kids reached the school.

Sheriff Ronnie "Bo" Burnett says Palmer told deputies that her daughters were being punished for missing the bus.

Ladd said the girls had walked more than a mile and had about two more miles to go.

"Temperatures were cold, and traffic was beginning to become heavy with citizens heading to work," Ladd states. "Mrs. Palmer was in no position to reach her children safely in the event of an emergency."

Palmer is scheduled for an initial court appearance on April 18. Court officials say she doesn't have an attorney yet.