On May 13, 2008 you may recall that we aired a story on Get Off The Bench about a Judge Ordering a Man To Jail After His Adult Daughter Failed Her Math Test for her GED.
Listen to Wednesday's Episode: Judge Orders Man to Jail After His Adult Daugther Fails to Get GED
There was a call, leading up to Brian Gegner's Motion for Reconsideration on Friday, for nationwide protests from men and women around the country. Phone calls were made and several news outlets picked up the story, all indicating how outrageous of an order that was issued against the parent. Keith Owen of Families 4 Justice (F4J) indicated that "three representatives from our organization appeared for a small demonstration in front of the Juvenile Justice Center which made alot of employees give us the evil eye. I don't think government is used to citizens speaking out against bad family court policy."
The positive news is that Brian Gegner has been released from jail and the remaining balance of his ridiculous sentence was suspended as long as his daughter remains in the program to get her GED. The ruling again, bases Brian Gegner's freedom on someone else's performance which I certainly disagree with, but at this point the court is probably trying to save face at this point for the bad publicity that has been generated. Hopefully Brian Gegner joins the ranks of court reform to prevent unnecessary intrusion into other parents' lives.
For those of you familiar with other campaigns in the Butler, Ohio area... this should be a great reminder:
It is looking about time for Cynthia Brown and several of her co-workers to probably find new jobs. Hopefully she and several of her co-workers are some of the 20 layoffs that are coming down the pipe with Butler County Government looking to consolidate several of their bloated "agencies."
