Mom Convicted of Disorderly Conduct for Swearing at Son

WEST ALLIS -- The District 1 Court of Appeals has upheld a West Allis woman's disorderly conduct conviction for yelling profane things at the 14-year-old son after he burned some popcorn.

According to The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the court panel ruled Ginger Breitzman's conduct was "profane" and could have provoked or caused a disturbance.

Breitzman had argued that the language she used was not enough to provoke a disturbance.

Breitzman, 42, was also convicted of child neglect, for locking her son out of the house on a winter day in 2012. He had come home from school and repeatedly knocked and tried calling his mother to let him in. He was under dressed and was forced to take shelter under a grill cover until his mother let him in around 8:30 p.m.

Breitzman was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to get counseling and and take parenting and anger management classes. She was also ordered not to have contact with her son unless he requests it.