I know a friend of mine from PG county is sending her son (13) to DCPS schools

[Anonymous]

OP her, The school is Wilson, which is the main reason I'm considering reporting her. I live in DC as well, for that one PP who was wondering, though I don't see how that makes any difference.

And no, I'm not a troll, I have been debating this with DH since the beginning of the school year, which is why I came here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick question. I've always heard that DC schools are terrible; even worse than PG schools. Is this for a charter or something? I just can't see going from PG to DC, but it happens, so I'm apparently missing something.

Not all DC schools are terrible. Maybe all PG schools are, but definitely not all DC schools are.

This begs the question though, what school does the OP's friend's child attend? If it's Latin or Wilson or Walls that's a problem - those are all competitive schools, and DC taxpayers shouldn't be supporting a PG county cheater. Otoh, if it's Ballou or Eastern or Roosevelt, I don't think anybody really cares.

And you are misinformed. Just as not all DC schools are poor, not all PG county schools are poor. There are a number of good and high performing schools in the county. The problem is that they are the exception, not the rule. There are several schools in northern PG county that are comfortably above the state average for test schools and get excellent reviews from students and parents in the region. The only reason some of these schools are considered undesirable is because of the minority-white demographics.

That may be true on a state-wide level, but there are no PG County schools better than the mean of Montgomery, Anne Arundel, or Howard County. So compared to neighboring areas where people might actually live while keeping the same jobs, PG is the worst of the Maryland options.

Also, the OP was talking about high school. There is one good high school in Northern PG County, maybe 2 if you want to go as far out as Laurel.

I love PG and I love living here, but let's be honest about what we're comparing. If our daughter could live in our friend's guest room and go to high school in 20016, there'd be no contest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP her, The school is Wilson, which is the main reason I'm considering reporting her. I live in DC as well, for that one PP who was wondering, though I don't see how that makes any difference.

And no, I'm not a troll, I have been debating this with DH since the beginning of the school year, which is why I came here.

Report her! I am pissed off that my tax dollars are subsidizing a non-resident's tuition and you should be too. Wilson is overcrowded. It is not fair for your friend to scam the system AND take a spot in an overcrowded school, nor is it fair for her kid to have to lie. Seriously, what is this teaching the kid?

Your friend will not know it is you doing the reporting.

[Anonymous]

The reason why PG families choose DC schools because they work in the city. Trying to get to school by 6 with the traffic in this region is almost impossible. So in turn they have their kids close by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The reason why PG families choose DC schools because they work in the city. Trying to get to school by 6 with the traffic in this region is almost impossible. So in turn they have their kids close by.

In this case, nope. Her kid is 13. He/She can get home on his/her own from high school. My kid is in 7th grade and gets himself home on his own. There is no aftercare for 13 year olds.

[Anonymous]

I also know of a few parents who live in MoCo and send their children to DC charters. It's more convenient b/c of work location and timing (MoCo high schools start very early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also know of a few parents who live in MoCo and send their children to DC charters. It's more convenient b/c of work location and timing (MoCo high schools start very early.

I have a Moco high school student and there is bus service. As a working parent it could not be easier to send a HS student to our in bound school. Taking a kid to school in DC (which we did for private school for a while) is a huge hassle in comparison.

And how is a 13 year old going to 9th grade.

[Anonymous]

Please report them. Wilson is very serious about checking residency. It has been mentioned on their website and in the principal's messages. Remember last year when the entire football team was stripped of a tournament win because one kid was from MD? Not the fault of his team mates but they all suffered the consequences. For that and many other reasons, residency fraud is just plain wrong, not to mention illegal.

Wilson is serious, your friend won't know it's you.


9th graders with a fall birthday are 13. When this class started kindergarten, the cutoff for DCPS was still December 31, my kid falls into this category, born in the late fall of 1999, started K at 4, turned 5 that fall, now a 13 year old 9th grader about to be 14.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please report them. Wilson is very serious about checking residency. It has been mentioned on their website and in the principal's messages. Remember last year when the entire football team was stripped of a tournament win because one kid was from MD? Not the fault of his team mates but they all suffered the consequences. For that and many other reasons, residency fraud is just plain wrong, not to mention illegal.

Wilson is serious, your friend won't know it's you.


9th graders with a fall birthday are 13. When this class started kindergarten, the cutoff for DCPS was still December 31, my kid falls into this category, born in the late fall of 1999, started K at 4, turned 5 that fall, now a 13 year old 9th grader about to be 14.

If Wilson is serious why haven't they caught the person? Like ppl need to make DC accountable for things like this happening.

[Anonymous]

Because the registrars are not police officers/fraud specialists.

Registrars are administrators that have to work withing the guidelines given to them. They may know that someone doesn't live at a particular address but if they are given the "right" documents, they have to accept them (forged lease, falsified pay stub, grandma's address with parents name on the Pepco bill). Registrars are not in a position to go and do a home visit (nor should they be asked to do that). They are not fraud investigators.

The paperwork on the surface all look just fine, that is what fraud is-it takes investigation to get to the bottom of it-not part of the registrars' job description.

Registrars should be able to red flag families for the actual investigators to investigate-maybe they do-I sure hope so.

[Anonymous]

Report her. When my son was a freshman at walls, he knew a senior who was cought as a cheater from PG county, and as a senior it was an incredibly bad situation to be in. She had been attending walls for all 4 years, and was suddenly facing fraud charges and forced out of school.

It is likely he will get cought at some point. My suggestion would be report it at the end of the year so he can leave over the summer and it doesn't cause your friend's child to have to face too much social stigma. Also, the big thing with my sons friend was that she was already 18, so she was held responsible, not just her parents.

[Anonymous]

i've heard there is one, one, person asssigned to investigate residency fraud for the whole system. one. any truth to this>

[Anonymous]

If you are caught, can't you just offer to pay tuition? I'm guessing most families couldn't afford to pay back tuition for 4 years but in the instance of the girl caught in her senior year, it makes the most sense to just let her finish and assess a major financial penalty to the family.

[Anonymous]

Ugh. What business is this of yours? Don't be a rat fink. You're a lousy friend if you do this. If she gets caught, her child will suffer the consequence. Don't make yourself the reason for his unhappiness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the registrars are not police officers/fraud specialists.

Registrars are administrators that have to work withing the guidelines given to them. They may know that someone doesn't live at a particular address but if they are given the "right" documents, they have to accept them (forged lease, falsified pay stub, grandma's address with parents name on the Pepco bill). Registrars are not in a position to go and do a home visit (nor should they be asked to do that). They are not fraud investigators.

The paperwork on the surface all look just fine, that is what fraud is-it takes investigation to get to the bottom of it-not part of the registrars' job description.

Registrars should be able to red flag families for the actual investigators to investigate-maybe they do-I sure hope so.

Neither are parents.....MYOB