Staying in a cluster due to home-ownership but not living in that cluster?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

I hope you go ahead with this plan and you get caught.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

THen, wait till they graduate to move.

[Anonymous]

The replies in this thread are so amazingly stupid. I've never lived anywhere where people called in others for behaviors like this nor have I ever met anyone who actually cares. I've lived all over the United States in very wealthy districts and MoCo people are, without a doubt, the worst group of folks I've ever encountered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

THen, wait till they graduate to move.

+1 You can't be both (see bolded).

[Anonymous]

I think it would be better if you asked the school. Then you can go from there. What grade is your child in? And a previous poster is correct, what if you rent the home to someone who has a kid at your kid’s school? They would have the same address.

[Anonymous]

If your kid is in or is planning to be in BCC's IB diploma program, that would be a legitimate reason for a COSA to be granted, since that would not be available at Churchill or Whitman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

I hope you go ahead with this plan and you get caught.

Me too. Imagine if everyone thought the rules didn’t apply to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - since you currently live in your BCC house, it might be worthwhile to talk with your school principal. They have the power to approve a Change of School Assignment (COSA). Given that Churchill and Whitman are over enrolled and you child is just asking to remain at the school she is already attending, you might stand a good chance in receiving a COSA.

Churchill is over-enrolled, but Whitman isn't (due to a recent addition there).

Hey, I live somewhere else but don't like my home school. Can my kid go to BCC too? I mean I figure if OP can do it the rest of us should get a shot at it too?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

So you're cool if the Kennedy kids show up at BCC, despite not living there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

So you're cool if the Kennedy kids show up at BCC, despite not living there?

They still own the property. You people are seriously unhinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

So you're cool if the Kennedy kids show up at BCC, despite not living there?

They still own the property. You people are seriously unhinged.

"You people"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

So you're cool if the Kennedy kids show up at BCC, despite not living there?

They still own the property. You people are seriously unhinged.

Property ownership is not the relevant factor. (Neither is paying taxes.) Residence is. OP's tenants' children (if any) would be assigned to B-CC; OP's children would not.

OP, if you don't care if what you're doing is legal, then just go ahead and do whatever. No need to ask on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The replies in this thread are so amazingly stupid. I've never lived anywhere where people called in others for behaviors like this nor have I ever met anyone who actually cares. I've lived all over the United States in very wealthy districts and MoCo people are, without a doubt, the worst group of folks I've ever encountered.

When ever I've found or even suspect these things I report it.

[Anonymous]

I realize you have been paying taxes for years, but so have the other residents. How will you keep up this charade for years (depending on what grade your child is in)? Going forward, no car pools, no kids coming to your house, not to mention your kid is mixed into the lie. Your plan seems risky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Thank you, PP.

To the others: you can’t shame me. This is my last kid in MCPS, we’ve paid taxes here for years, and I’m perfectly fine morally, even if subterfuge is necessary. BCC is even ranked lower than the schools we’d be moving into! I just wish to avoid a change of schools for my youngest.

I hope you go ahead with this plan and you get caught.

OP here. In that case, my child would switch schools. But I won't endure the shame and guilt you seem to desire for me. Sorry! And obviously we wouldn't be so stupid as to rent to someone who wants to put their kids at BCC. Maybe we wouldn't actually rent it out, but give it to my older child to live in (house still in our name).

That's an idea, actually. If my oldest lives in the house, and we're in and out all the time, it would simplify things. The neighbors would still see all of us (we've all been here since our kids were little - I highly doubt they'd tell on us anyway).