Remain at same school when changing boundary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - maybe I could ask the school to keep my kid to my old school? Would they make an exception? This is a win-win, no 1-hour bus ride for my kid, and FCPS wouldn't need to allocate a bus to come all the way to our house (honestly I don't understand what is the logic behind those boundaries, why send a kid 5 miles away when you have another AAP school within walking distance?)

You can ask but they probably won't say yes. If they do, it will only be for one year and then you'll have to ask again. And then again the next year.

You haven't moved yet. Find a different house, in the old boundaries or closer to the new school.

[Anonymous]

It’s not win-win. It’s only a win for you. Can you not understand that boundaries are about more than where your house is?

Ask if you want but it’s only one year at a time. Just rent something in the right boundary.

[Anonymous]

You never mentioned what schools/boundaries.

[Anonymous]

I'm a teacher at a well regarded high school, and I will never forget the child who "couldn't remember" his address on PSAT day. We looked it up and it was on a little known street called "Lee Hwy". Obviously residency fraud to get into a better high school than his home district. Would you care about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is 8/9 years old, they will make new friends.

I am moving a child who is going to start 5th grade in a new school and she is going to manage just fine.

What you are talking about doing is called FRAUD.

Plenty of people do this to avoid bad schools. How is that fraud? By claiming that it's fraud, you're implying that they are gaining an unfair advantage through deception to be somewhere they shouldn't be.

So the situation is that we have such bad schools in FCPS to the extent that some people are driven to lie about their residence so they can attend good schools? All so that they have an advantage over poorer kids who don't attend that school. Who is being defrauded?

Sweetheart that's exactly what you are trying to do. Shut up with your "equity" BS. You are a cheap POS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is 8/9 years old, they will make new friends.

I am moving a child who is going to start 5th grade in a new school and she is going to manage just fine.

What you are talking about doing is called FRAUD.

It is not FRAUD if the school gives permission. I would not want to put my kid on a bus if I could walk to the school. Who would want to do that?
The school may very well say it is okay. That is allowed if there is room.

Yeah, good luck with an AAP center you are out of bounds for saying you can send your child there. Let us know how that goes

[Anonymous]

Tell us the schools.

[Anonymous]

The problem if you ask is if they say no, you now HAVE to change your address because they know you’re moving. LCPS has special permissions where you can request to send your child to an out of boundaries school as long as you provide transportation both ways and there’s space in the school. If there isn’t space, they can decline, and you also have to complete this request each year. So, that’s probably your best bet, but be aware if you get declined, you’re probably going to need to switch schools to the one you’re in bound for because once you complete the request, they know you aren’t in boundaries anymore. Your other option is of course don’t move to a house that makes it impossible for her to attend this school if you are adamant she attend this school.

[Anonymous]

You can check to see if the school is open to transfers and try for one of these reasons. I don’t see any that fit except if you somehow say childcare. It would be much easier to rent in boundary. https://www.fcps.edu/registration/student-transfer-information

[Anonymous]

I'm pretty familiar with the pupil placement process and convenience is not considered a valid reason unless it is tied to childcare. The social emotional reasoning requires a doctor to sign off on. You can't really fly under the radar and do this in ES, the principal has to personally sign off, and it goes into SIS to be approved by central admin.

Then you pay $100. And repeat every year. If the school becomes crowded due to new housing, etc., you could be offered an alternative of another school that is open to transfers, then what are you going to do?

And last but not least, you aren't entitled to a bus when you pupil place. You have to complete and Exception to Ride a Bus request and hope there is space. Just because a stop is near you or within walking distance doesn't mean you are allowed on it. And that doesn't usually occur by the first day of school, so you are driving for the first month or so.

Bottom line, thoughts about political reasons aside, boundaries exist for a reason. No one wants a class of 40 kids because it's convenient for the parents. At least you are renting and haven't bought yet.

One last thing, kids don't keep secrets. They will tell their friends or it will come out during a playdate and you will get reported. Don't do this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is 8/9 years old, they will make new friends.

I am moving a child who is going to start 5th grade in a new school and she is going to manage just fine.

What you are talking about doing is called FRAUD.

Plenty of people do this to avoid bad schools. How is that fraud? By claiming that it's fraud, you're implying that they are gaining an unfair advantage through deception to be somewhere they shouldn't be.

So the situation is that we have such bad schools in FCPS to the extent that some people are driven to lie about their residence so they can attend good schools? All so that they have an advantage over poorer kids who don't attend that school. Who is being defrauded?

Sweetheart that's exactly what you are trying to do. Shut up with your "equity" BS. You are a cheap POS.

Why am I cheap for demanding better schools? Again, you are implying that one must be wealthy enough to pay more to move to a better boundary. How does that make any sense at all? It's not as if the teachers themselves are making any profit from people moving in. There is no fraud there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is 8/9 years old, they will make new friends.

I am moving a child who is going to start 5th grade in a new school and she is going to manage just fine.

What you are talking about doing is called FRAUD.

Plenty of people do this to avoid bad schools. How is that fraud? By claiming that it's fraud, you're implying that they are gaining an unfair advantage through deception to be somewhere they shouldn't be.

So the situation is that we have such bad schools in FCPS to the extent that some people are driven to lie about their residence so they can attend good schools? All so that they have an advantage over poorer kids who don't attend that school. Who is being defrauded?

Sweetheart that's exactly what you are trying to do. Shut up with your "equity" BS. You are a cheap POS.

Why am I cheap for demanding better schools? Again, you are implying that one must be wealthy enough to pay more to move to a better boundary. How does that make any sense at all? It's not as if the teachers themselves are making any profit from people moving in. There is no fraud there.

The reality is that the better schools are in wealthier areas because the kids are living with parents who are more likely to value education. The parents read to the kids and teach the kids letters, numbers, sounds, and the line. The parents can afford good preschools. Their kids start K knowing most of the basics. Parents can afford to supplement or hire tutors.

Kids in less wealthy areas are less likely to have the same level of parental involvement or access to supplementation/tutoring.

The schools look better in wealthy areas because the parents provide more not because the Admin and Teachers are amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone will report you.

Not necessarily.

We had a family from our neighborhood that did this in middle school, using a family member's address, even after the house sold years ago. The kid is set to graduate high school, far from where they are zoned. Many people know, but no one has ever reported them.

[Anonymous]

There is one residency specialist for all of FCPS. I work for a school that reported a family we've known about since last year but finally got mail back so could officially report it. In February this student was number 40 on his list and he said he would do his best to get to it. I haven't heard from him again. Even it it gets reported, there's very little a school can do about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is one residency specialist for all of FCPS. I work for a school that reported a family we've known about since last year but finally got mail back so could officially report it. In February this student was number 40 on his list and he said he would do his best to get to it. I haven't heard from him again. Even it it gets reported, there's very little a school can do about it.

The schools need to do what other states do and require students to bring in a current utility bill in the parents name with an address that matches the zone in order to register for classes each year.