School residency cheaters investigated
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Anonymous
Yes, and it's a good point; but the article doesn't prove anything. It sounds license plates and mentions anecdotal stories. Did they actually have "reporters" parked outside of people's houses in Maryland? It's no wonder Watson is so unhinged, if this is how she spends her time. |
Anonymous
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That "article" was so poorly written I can't believe I read the whole thing. Not that it wasn't obvious from the beginning, but the real source of ire was spelled out toward the end: black kids in a "white neighborhood".
Are we supposed to believe they actually followed people to their homes, stalking them over night? |
Anonymous
| I'm not OP but I don't see why parents who are approached by reporters can't honestly answer basic questions about their residency. And if people are making excuses (like the L-T principal and the poster on here who keeps defending residency cheaters) that explain away why they have MD license plates, why fault the investigators who followed these tax cheaters home? |
Anonymous
| Any of you who insist that our country should have open borders better not be the same people who are complaining about PG County residents illegally taking their kids to DC schools for a better education. |
Anonymous
I'm not defending theft at all. I don't condone residency cheating at all. But I do know several families with complicated custody arrangements and financially vulnerable children--and the thought of some Hill twit stalking them and further destabilizing their lives makes me angry. You want to do something about cheating, take it back to the OSSE. Don't do anything to make life harder on kids. |
Anonymous
No, the real source of ire is a phenomenal abuse of DC residents' tax dollars. Are we supposed to believe that you don't actually see the problem with that? |
Anonymous
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"D.C. school graduates also get in-state tuition to any public college in the nation."
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/04/investigation-md-residents-ripping-off-dc-schools-while-admins-refuse-to-address-it/#ixzz4DXaYKX00 This quote isn't quite accurate: You have to be a DC resident in order to the the DC TA, not just graduate from a DC school. And DC TAG is most definitely NOT "in-state tuition" though I wish it was. DC TAG is $10K per year for up to five years towards the OUT OF STATE tuition rate which is typically $30K-50K. So, yes the DC TAG takes a little bit of the sting off, but it's nowhere near what in state residents pay. |
Anonymous
She never said she didn't have a problem with that. Many of us have a problem with you stalking people to "prove" that. Let's just imagine for a second that someone did this to you and your kids. You're okay with a stranger following your children to your ex's house, parking overnight outside and then following them to school? |
Anonymous
| NP. I find this article pretty damning. 40% of cars at dropoff had MD plates??? That's bad. DCPS/DCPCS needs to crack down on this. |
Anonymous
They are not taking their kids to DC schools for "a better education." They are taking their kids to DC schools for free services intended for DC residents. (And no, we shouldn't have open borders but instead should have a well-functioning immigration system.) |
Anonymous
+1. Stalking the families to write an "investigative" piece is appalling. This woman should be ashamed. |
Anonymous
I'm a DC resident (with DC plates), but I'm going to side with the parents here. If a strange person pulled up to me while I had my kids with me and wanted to know where I lived, I'd be a bit angry too. I'm sure these "reporters" didn't have any press credentials as this a more of a blog, then USAToday or WaPo. I'm all for taking this information and investigating (as I do not want MD residents in our schools) but I think the way it was handled is gross. |
Anonymous
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TO come:
Tuesday: Universal Pre-K Leads To Rampant Million-Dollar Fraud In D.C. At sought-after D.C. public schools, as many as 1 in 3 might live in Maryland Wednesday: Taxpayer-Paid Maryland Parents Send Child To D.C. Schools For Free Federal contractor has Maryland address, uses D.C. schools Thursday: DC Has No Interest In Stopping Marylanders From Stealing From Its Schools Told city council it would stop scofflaws, then dismantled investigative program Friday: In D.C. Public Schools With Free Daycare, Even PTA Board Members Live In Maryland Mother of 2 says she keeps an empty apartment in D.C. for tax purposes Monday: D.C. Knowingly Lets Maryland Students Attend Its Schools For Free While Residents Can't City's own data shows it chooses Maryland kids over taxpaying residents Tuesday: D.C. Public Schools Cost More Than Harvard It takes 10 homeowners' property tax bills to pay for one student |
Anonymous
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DCPS total enrollment last year was 48,439. The reporter contends cheating is around 40%. Suppose the actual number is 1/4 of that or 10% or 4,844 kids X $30K per kid =$145,320,000
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS stolen from DC taxpayers. |
Anonymous
40% at one school. Not total. |