Where school choice is a felony

"Broward cracking down on school shoppers "

Broward County parents: Don't put shopping for a school on your back-to-school list. For the first time ever in the district, it could lead to an arrest.

Broward School Board members on Tuesday voted 6-3 to give district schools the right to report to authorities parents caught lying about their home addresses to get their kids into schools outside the area where they live. Elevating such a fib into a third-degree felony starting this coming school year sparked a long discussion at Tuesday's meeting, where the item was up for final approval.

''There shouldn't be school shopping,'' said board Chairwoman Robin Bartleman said.

Just when you thought public school choice was universally accepted...