Maryland license plate vigilantes

[Anonymous]

I was talking with a mom who lives in MD. She asked about a DCPS school that my DD goes to. She was interested in having her child attend and immediately said that she was from DC, her family lived in DC and she'd use that address. She didn't think twice about it; she really considers herself a resident of DC even though she doesn't actually live there. It's the idea of an ancestral home-- she's "from" DC which equates to being able to access services in DC.

[Anonymous]

I literally know at least a dozen talented kids who tried out for Ellington in a variety of disciplines and were not accepted. I think it's in the school's (and city's) interest to develop the talents of actual DC residents before admitting MD residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was talking with a mom who lives in MD. She asked about a DCPS school that my DD goes to. She was interested in having her child attend and immediately said that she was from DC, her family lived in DC and she'd use that address. She didn't think twice about it; she really considers herself a resident of DC even though she doesn't actually live there. It's the idea of an ancestral home-- she's "from" DC which equates to being able to access services in DC.

Yeah, and she probably lives in PG like most other DCPS employees. Taking care of their own, as it were.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was talking with a mom who lives in MD. She asked about a DCPS school that my DD goes to. She was interested in having her child attend and immediately said that she was from DC, her family lived in DC and she'd use that address. She didn't think twice about it; she really considers herself a resident of DC even though she doesn't actually live there. It's the idea of an ancestral home-- she's "from" DC which equates to being able to access services in DC.

And your response?

I would have said, "I am confused Yeandra, I thought you lived in Maryland? Are you planning on moving into DC?"

I suspect you just said nothing, giving tacit approval to her plan.

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Anonymous wrote:also, how do you know they are necessarily cheating the system - there's a provision for OODC that let's folks pay to go to school in DC. Not sure why they would, but just saying, how do you know they are breaking the rules?

That provision is only supposed to come into play when there are no DC residents who wish to attend the school - aka no wait list. That's exceedingly unlikely at any school worth paying for.

I know of someonee who lives in Maryland whose kid will be starting at Duke Ellington in the fall, paying the fee to attend. Knowing how many students try to get into Ellington each year, I find that completely outrageous.

An audit showed that Ellington usually doesn't bother to collect the tuition fees for out of DC students.

In response to that audit, responsibility for tuition payment collection has been giving to OSSE (other than DCPS or each charter). Students cannot start school until tuition is paid in full or a binding tuition payment plan has been put into effect.

See p. 40. http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2015%20Enrollment%20Audit%20Report.pdf

Seems like OSSE is no better at collecting tuition for Ellington kids. Assessed $520k for Ellington and collected $195k.

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(actually, that number includes Ellington and Walls, which had 3 students.)

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Anonymous wrote:I was talking with a mom who lives in MD. She asked about a DCPS school that my DD goes to. She was interested in having her child attend and immediately said that she was from DC, her family lived in DC and she'd use that address. She didn't think twice about it; she really considers herself a resident of DC even though she doesn't actually live there. It's the idea of an ancestral home-- she's "from" DC which equates to being able to access services in DC.

And your response?

I would have said, "I am confused Yeandra, I thought you lived in Maryland? Are you planning on moving into DC?"

I suspect you just said nothing, giving tacit approval to her plan.

And that's just what happens at the registration desk with look and a nod.

[Anonymous]

"Cindy, I really think Steve was just going to the Shepherd gala. You need to shut up now about my husband! And stop saying things that aren't true!"

"Things that aren't true? You mean, like people in pg county using their own schools? Hah hah! See what I did there?"

"Next up, we will be taking an in depth look at one of Washington's best high schools--"

"I'm sorry, Byron, I have to interject again. Washington has no good high schools. None at all."

"Cindy, why are you so negative today?"

"I think it was that fire/stabbing/bioterror attack on the red line this morning, Byron. It took me over three hours to get here from Laurel this morning."

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Anonymous wrote:"Cindy, I really think Steve was just going to the Shepherd gala. You need to shut up now about my husband! And stop saying things that aren't true!"

"Things that aren't true? You mean, like people in pg county using their own schools? Hah hah! See what I did there?"

"Next up, we will be taking an in depth look at one of Washington's best high schools--"

"I'm sorry, Byron, I have to interject again. Washington has no good high schools. None at all."

"Cindy, why are you so negative today?"

"I think it was that fire/stabbing/bioterror attack on the red line this morning, Byron. It took me over three hours to get here from Laurel this morning."

^^^ Get back on your meds, please. Reality is very distorted for you at the present.

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Anonymous wrote:Poster of this thread - are you guilty?

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Anonymous wrote:Poster of this thread - are you guilty?

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Nope! Are you?

[Anonymous]

No they don't. Name one?

Interesting note, just yesterday a colleague asked me if I had any friends or family in MOCO that would allow me to use their address to send my son to the Chinese immersion school. I live in DC. Colleague also lives in DC, but sends her two kids to school in Rockville.

She'll get caught for sure.
I worked in a MCPS elementary school in the 90s/2000s and I remember there was a family who used the mom's work address to get the kid in the school. It was convenient to work and a "better" elementary compared to the MCPS school closest to her house. The teacher caught wind of this and told the office. Someone from some central MCPS followed the mother to her office and to her home and the kid was OUT of that school THE NEXT DAY.
And the family lived in MoCo. Imagine what MoCo would do to someone who lives in DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, which one of you weirdos decided to go up to one of the Capitol Ill schools to photograph license plates and kids walking into school today. That was super creepy and a messed up way of showing your displeasure with not getting a slot. While you are talking about your rights, what about the rights of the families who are simply trying to take their kids to school in peace?

Oh suck it up. Families with nothing to hide aren't overly worried about someone photographing license plates. It'll happen a few times and then most days will have none of it. If you're not committing residency fraud, why would you be worried? If you ARE committing residency fraud, sorry, no sympathy at all for your feeling of being creeped out. You should have worried about that when you lied about residency.

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Anonymous wrote:I was talking with a mom who lives in MD. She asked about a DCPS school that my DD goes to. She was interested in having her child attend and immediately said that she was from DC, her family lived in DC and she'd use that address. She didn't think twice about it; she really considers herself a resident of DC even though she doesn't actually live there. It's the idea of an ancestral home-- she's "from" DC which equates to being able to access services in DC.

And your response?

I would have said, "I am confused Yeandra, I thought you lived in Maryland? Are you planning on moving into DC?"

I suspect you just said nothing, giving tacit approval to her plan.

And that's just what happens at the registration desk with look and a nod.

That depends on the school. The 3 DC schools we've had kids attend did NOT tacitly just look and nod. If you were suspected of cheating, they were on you, all 3 schools.

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Anonymous wrote:4. If the family takes an Uber, the plate will prob be out of state.

5. If the parent is dating someone who lives across the border, the plate may be different.

6. I repeat, taking pics of kids going to school is creepy.

Photographer was probably a pedophile using school school residency as a cover. Taking pictures of somebody's kid is for perverts

You guys are funny! But unconvincing.

Let's review again: if you are a DC resident, you have nothing to worry about if someone reports you showing up in a MD Uber or your boy/girlfriend's out of state plates. Nothing to worry about. And I hope the license plate vigilantes keep up the good work, and more people join.