Residency Fraud

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:(And I would go with "I mistakenly opened these letters assuming they were about my child since no other children live here" and skip the bitterness part...

Exactly. In the past, I've opened mail received at my house but addressed to others because I assume that anything inserted in my mail slot is addressed to us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is so ridiculous that it is so easy to cheat and so difficult to turn people in. I think DC residents should ban together to bring a lawsuit against OSSE to compel them to follow thier own rules.

Reporting takes about 15 seconds online. Cheating might look easy, but there are financial and legal risks. It's not nearly as simple as a few years ago.

OSSE is following the residency fraud rules. Some people don't seem to want to accept that there's no data to prove fraud is rampant. Like those millions of illegal Hillary voters, without proof, you don't have a case.

I'd bet money it's a database problem or data entry error. Those happen a lot! DCPS mishandled student information for special education at least twice under Henderson.

OP, yes, take the letters to the school. Keep copies if you want. Fill out the online fraud form if you have a few seconds. It's probably not as big of a deal as it feels at the moment.

[Anonymous]

You know, I'd do nothing. I'd pretend that you never got the mail. Sounds like an administrative error. Too many headaches to get involved.

[Anonymous]

Is it not residency fraud until they enroll. Right now there was an error in entering the address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it not residency fraud until they enroll. Right now there was an error in entering the address.

right and unless they falsify their drivers license and utility bills they can't use your address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's strange. The kids have almost the same last name but one letter off. I just want to make sure we won't have any issues when we get into Maury in two years and we use our address! I know my daughter will be just fine at daycare for another year and that our chances were slim to get in. Thanks all for the advice!

Just call the school administration & explain 'just the facts' - you got three letters to the house & opened them, realizing later that 2 had different names on them. You wanted to notify them since it seemed strange, maybe a clerical or computer error. Mention that your DD is #xx on the WL & ask about her chances. Also report it online to OSSE. Your daughter will have no trouble after PreK of getting in if you are IB you have rights to the school no mater what.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, I'd do nothing. I'd pretend that you never got the mail. Sounds like an administrative error. Too many headaches to get involved.

Sounds like you're a residency cheater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, I'd do nothing. I'd pretend that you never got the mail. Sounds like an administrative error. Too many headaches to get involved.

Sounds like you're a residency cheater.

np -- Ha! Must be. PP's response is really bizarre. Perhaps the letters belong to her....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP-have you ever received mail for other dcps kids before? Maybe it is a glitch in the system somehow.

Is your address an apt. building? If so, it could be that people are sharing an address that "works".

I know of at least one rental building that is known as an address to use to get in bounds status at an upper nw elem. Someone in the lease office that is um..helpful.

Does OSSE know this?! Can you report them, or at least out the building here so we can get this stopped?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know, I'd do nothing. I'd pretend that you never got the mail. Sounds like an administrative error. Too many headaches to get involved.

Sounds like you're a residency cheater.

np -- Ha! Must be. PP's response is really bizarre. Perhaps the letters belong to her....

No. Please bury the letters in the northwest corner of your yard. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

OP, did you also write to Popville? Causing a storm over there too!

http://www.popville.com/2017/04/is-there-a-place-to-report-false-residency-claims/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We don't need to go all Nancy Drew here. Just get the information to the people who are supposed to investigate it.

New here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, did you also write to Popville? Causing a storm over there too!

http://www.popville.com/2017/04/is-there-a-place-to-report-false-residency-claims/

sounds like it ... typical uptight Hill mom

[Anonymous]

I only read popville when something really stupid gets posted and it gets linked elswehwere, but I swear every popville comment thread includes one person saying that a particular behavior is illegal, and being completely wrong about it.

[Anonymous]

It's most likely not residency fraud. Fraudsters don't use random addresses. Most of the time they are using family member's address. And, for there to be two families using your address--not likely. I've received wrong mail from DCPS before. Mail with very personal information. Sometimes they screw up. I know you all want it to be RF, but it's probably not. That's it!