Laura Baines is the mother of seven children between the ages of eight and 25. Her 15-year-old son Louie suffers from cri-du-chat syndrome, a rare disease resulting from a chromosomal condition where a piece of chromosome 5 is missing. She spoke to the Global Workers’ Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic about her family’s experiences during the pandemic.
Sarah is charged with “failure to ensure regular school attendance” of her son, Stanley. This carries a fine of up to £2,500 and a possible three-month prison sentence.
Sarah refused to send her 8-year-old son, Stanley, into school while no mitigations against COVID-19 are in place. She has defiantly pled not guilty, after being charged, despite the threat of a £2,500 fine and a possible jail sentence.
The WSWS calls on all its readers to come to Sarah’s aid. Her prosecution underscores that there is one law for the rich and another for the working class.