We own in DC and VA, ok to go to school in DC?

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Anonymous wrote:This person is obviously a troll, so I am going to back away. I'm glad to see that the majority of parents on this board understand how residency works.

We all understand how it works. OP must be a resident on the day residency is verified for enrollment in the charter.

There is no look-back period for that residency verification. Unlike, for example, claiming in-state tuition for UVA, OP need not have been a resident of DC for a year.

There is no look-ahead period for that residency verification. That is, OP need not swear that she intends to remain a DC resident for any significant period of time at the risk of losing that spot.

OP's residency in DC need not be particularly long. How long would it take OP to get a DC driver's license, have utilities transferred, and have DC income tax withheld from a paystub? Two weeks? A month? Assuming OP is willing to pay non-resident tuition, how long past the start of school would OP have to remain in the DC house? One month? Two?

Furthermore, since OP already owns a house in DC, the transaction costs of establishing DC residency are low, provided the current tenants vacate at the right time. No need to sign a one-year lease or pay a broker's commission.

If OP were ever questioned about the short period of DC residency, the appropriate response would be something like "We were so excited about that charter that we moved back into the DC house and tried to make it work, but absence of spouse, absence of other kids, limited space, frequent driving to-from VA, etc. was more than we could bear, and we decided to move back to VA and pay non-resident tuition."

There is nothing wrong with establishing DC residency in order to secure a spot at a charter and then moving out of DC after a few months and paying non-resident tuition if living in DC does not work out. It is analogous to, but less onerous than, the practice of moving into VA one year prior to enrolling in UVA Law School to secure in-state admission preference and in-state tuition. Few of those students reside in VA during breaks and few remain VA residents after graduating.

Residents of neighboring states who are willing to jump through hoops to establish residency and are subsequently willing to pay non-resident tuition are not the problem. How many people are willing to pay thousands per year to attend a DC charter? The number must be very small and unlikely to have any significant impact on the charter lottery.

The real problem is residents of neighboring states who falsely claim DC residency and never pay non-resident tuition.

you are a truly disgusting person, you are plainly encouraging OP to cheat (yes, otherwise you would write things like "If OP were ever questioned about the short period of DC residency, the appropriate response would be something like "We were so excited about that charter that we moved back into the DC house and tried to make it work, but absence of spouse, absence of other kids, limited space, frequent driving to-from VA, etc. was more than we could bear, and we decided to move back to VA and pay non-resident tuition." you should have recommended OP to simply say my DH moved back to DC for 2 weeks just to establish residency so my DC could get into the sought after school, and now that DC is in my DH came back home and we will be sending out our nice check (we can afford it, thank you, too bad for the DC kid on the wait list that was cheated out of his spot at a DCPS and may not have the measn to move to Fairfax or go private - this would be a more appropriate answer).

you really have no moral sense , I just hope that OP reads your posts and think whether this is the type of example she wants to set for her kids.