And...scene. I am done with this thread. My sincere thanks to those who stuck with facts and logic and kept it civil. I am amazed by the emotional defense of residency cheaters, and can only assume that cheaters themselves or their friends and family are among those participating in these threads. But if anyone reading this has been emboldened to report a suspected cheater, then the thread has served a valuable purpose. 'Bye for now. |
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Oh, for heaven's sake. If you have a good reason to suspect that residency fraud is going on, then please report it. There's no need to try to parse the employment status, race, county of residence, or household income of the cheating parents. Just report and let the professionals sort it out.
I am guessing that the person who claims they followed a white car to a house in Maryland is joking--it has been pointed out many times that there are many reasons why out-of-state plates could be perfectly legitimate. OSSE makes it very clear that license plates alone are not evidence. |
Maybe 1980s Marion Berry. He was a more nuanced than people give him credit for. I feel like he represents white Washington's racial angst just like residency cheaters. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2010/11/17/marion-barry-white-advocates-want-to-continue-enslavement-of-blacks/ |
Oh, please. Must you always play the race card to try to shut down this discussion? What are you afraid of? Being caught? How's the weather at home in Landover today? |
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As a side note following the car into another jurisdiction does equal a smoking gun.
I pick-up and drop off my nephew at school everyday. I live am a Virginia resident. I work in DC so I pick-up my nephew on the way to work and drop him off at school. His father works in Tyson Corner so he picks him up from my house on the way from work. He lives with his father who is a single parent in DC. There is nothing wrong with turning in persons who commit fraud. There is a problem when so called "White Collar Crimes" are attributed one particular group and/or race. Race should not be the issue. Someone committing a crime should be! |
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I assumed that post about the car following them to a house was sarcasm. It wasn't? She really followed a car to a house?
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I think I can speak on behalf of all who say we are glad you are done. However, for the record, I am responding to you as a DC resident, not a cheater--newly arrived to this city--and I'm horrified at your attitude. I guess we really are in the south here. |
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What a weird choice of photo to illustrate the myschooldc page on residency requirements
http://www.myschooldc.org/enroll/dc-residency-requirements/ |
They planned to use a photo of some Wilson football players but there was too big of a risk that some were actually MD residents! Remember a few years ago when the team was disqualified from a bowl game because of a residency problem? |
| I feel sorry for OP. What is wrong with reporting residency fraud? It has nothing to do with race. |
LMFAO
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How very melodramatic...and wrong. It is not racist stalking nor is it burning crosses to enforce residency requirements. It is protecting resources for the benefit of children who actually live in DC and deserve the spots taken by cheaters, who are the real criminals here. Reporting is the best way to address this injustice. If you are reported and are legit, you have nothing to fear. |
This is more common than you think. In my DD's class, there was a girl who used the embassy's address (her father worked there). And that girl was a bully. |
| Someone needs to share this post with OSSE. Maybe they will actually do something about residency cheaters. The fact that a MD resident will brag about getting into a DC school while maintaining residency in MD only highlights the fact that people can cheat the system with impunity. |
Ditto! As another DC resident, I fully agree. Those telling the OP to my her/his own business are strangely defensive about something. |