Tanya McDowell, the homeless mother arrested for allegedly sending her son to a Norwalk school while not living in the city during the last half of the 2010 school year, went to court for the second time Wednesday, but she did not have to go before a judge.

McDowell's attorney, Darnell Crosland, said he decided to waive her appearance after talking over the felony case with the Norwalk courthouse's lead prosecutor. McDowell is charged with first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny.

Before she was to appear in court, Connecticut Parent's Union founder Gwen Samuel held a press conference to reveal she was presenting Supervisory Assistant State's Attorney Suzanne Vieux an online petition calling for the dismissal of McDowell's charges. Click here for the complete article.