MD residents in DCPS

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Anonymous wrote:Rumor (and eyesight) has it that my school's PTA President (or "PCAT" as they call it) is a MD resident. Maryland License plates and all!! I feel robbed of my rising tax $, but what can be done??? She must have acquired some form of DC documents to register right??

Perhaps she is paying for her child to attend?

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Commuter tax!

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Anonymous wrote:Why does this MD bashing keep coming up? (And why can't I stop reading these posts? ) honestly, there has been more boundary fraud and political exceptions within DCPS than from MD. That's why the "once you're in, you're in" rule was ended. Charters have no incentive to let fraudsters in. They could lose their charters and funding. If a couple slip through, I'm sure there are way more DC families going the other way. DC has bigger issues than the marital or housing status of a handful of children. I'm more concerned about our tax status in general and all the loopholes for nonresidents. (Dont tell me to move, I can't and won't.)

You said it sister (or brother.)
If people think this should be the most important item on the DC Attorney General's agenda, they are delusional. How about we focus on stemming youth gun violence?

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Anonymous wrote:It's the beginning of the school year and with that brings new reports of students coming from MD and going to school in the District. It is illegal and fraud. Please out these parents, they are stealing your tax dollars!!!!

You don't know the status of those children's parents nor whose car they may be using nor whether they are paying the out-of-state tuition. I'd be proud to be a snitch but I'm glad I'm not a santimonious busybody.

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Anonymous wrote:A four-year old girl I talked to in my neighborhood told me she lived in Maryland. The school she said she went to was not one of the "tier I" schools mentioned on this board.

If you asked my 4 year old where he lives, on some days he'd say Dragonland. There are more important things to look for than license plates. Like whether a child seems neglected or abused. Is it really worth your time and energy to find out if parents are divorcing or a nanny lives in College Park?

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Anonymous wrote:Commuter tax!

Woo hoo!

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Anonymous wrote:It is actually not illegal to use their aunt's address because schools have no way to prove on the front end that it is not their permanent address. It is election year, we need Fenty or Gray to look into this matter.

The only way to stop this is to have parents provid a copy of their paystubs as proof of residency. By allowing a utility bill to suffice as proof of residency is ludicrous. A person can simply have their sister, mother, or friend's pepco bill placed in their name to suffice the residency requirement. At Yu Ying last year it was known that at least one family resided in Maryland. I was aware of two. One of the parents had a condo in the city that tshe rented to tenants. The utility bills were in the parents name, but the parents and the student resided in Maryland. I am sure Yu Ying did their job based on the current DC law. That coveted spot(s) was taken from a District resident. A DC resident whose parent pay the high income taxes while putting up with the hassels of living in an urban environment and the disappointment of our elected officials. They, elected officials, need to review the policies for declaring residency for school enrollment purposes.

It's just as easy to change your work address to "aunties" address in DC to reflect DC address.

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Anonymous wrote:A four-year old girl I talked to in my neighborhood told me she lived in Maryland. The school she said she went to was not one of the "tier I" schools mentioned on this board.

If you asked my 4 year old where he lives, on some days he'd say Dragonland. There are more important things to look for than license plates. Like whether a child seems neglected or abused. Is it really worth your time and energy to find out if parents are divorcing or a nanny lives in College Park?

That was me you quoted. Nope, not worth my time. Haven't done a thing about it, just mentioning because it seemed relevant to the thread...I would certainly report a neglected or abused child, but I don't know of any, thank goodness.

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OP, are you the person who starts a ranting thread on this subject every few months?

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Anonymous wrote:And an equal number live in the district and go to MD schools under the same pretenses. I would bet that the trade is about equal. I know of many kids in MoCo who are using "the auntie".

I call bullshit.

I think she's right. MD schools have a much better reputation after all. I know you're all hot and bothered about the DC end of things, but please get some stats before you start accusing others.

Just because they have a better reputation doesn't mean anything. MoCo does a good job making sure that non county residents don't use their schools. They double and triple check.

Again, you're just making stuff up. Do you know for a fact how MoCo goes about verifying residency? I do because I live there. You just need to show a utility bill (if you rent) or consolidated tax statement (if you own). No different from DC.

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You really have no life if you're trading rumors about who on the PTA lives in MD and who doesnt. Why would she come around with her MD tags if she was trying to hide something?

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If the parents are divorced/separated, and at least one parent is living in DC, then they are paying taxes and the child has a right to attend that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is actually not illegal to use their aunt's address because schools have no way to prove on the front end that it is not their permanent address. It is election year, we need Fenty or Gray to look into this matter.

The only way to stop this is to have parents provid a copy of their paystubs as proof of residency. By allowing a utility bill to suffice as proof of residency is ludicrous. A person can simply have their sister, mother, or friend's pepco bill placed in their name to suffice the residency requirement. At Yu Ying last year it was known that at least one family resided in Maryland. I was aware of two. One of the parents had a condo in the city that tshe rented to tenants. The utility bills were in the parents name, but the parents and the student resided in Maryland. I am sure Yu Ying did their job based on the current DC law. That coveted spot(s) was taken from a District resident. A DC resident whose parent pay the high income taxes while putting up with the hassels of living in an urban environment and the disappointment of our elected officials. They, elected officials, need to review the policies for declaring residency for school enrollment purposes.

It's just as easy to change your work address to "aunties" address in DC to reflect DC address.

Yes, but if your employer have you listed as a DC resident, the employer is withholding DC taxes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is actually not illegal to use their aunt's address because schools have no way to prove on the front end that it is not their permanent address. It is election year, we need Fenty or Gray to look into this matter.

The only way to stop this is to have parents provid a copy of their paystubs as proof of residency. By allowing a utility bill to suffice as proof of residency is ludicrous. A person can simply have their sister, mother, or friend's pepco bill placed in their name to suffice the residency requirement. At Yu Ying last year it was known that at least one family resided in Maryland. I was aware of two. One of the parents had a condo in the city that tshe rented to tenants. The utility bills were in the parents name, but the parents and the student resided in Maryland. I am sure Yu Ying did their job based on the current DC law. That coveted spot(s) was taken from a District resident. A DC resident whose parent pay the high income taxes while putting up with the hassels of living in an urban environment and the disappointment of our elected officials. They, elected officials, need to review the policies for declaring residency for school enrollment purposes.

It's just as easy to change your work address to "aunties" address in DC to reflect DC address.

Yes, but if your employer have you listed as a DC resident, the employer is withholding DC taxes.

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It's just as easy to change your work address to "aunties" address in DC to reflect DC address.

Yes, but if your employer have you listed as a DC resident, the employer is withholding DC taxes.

Not entirely true. There are many ways around it. I am just saying that if an individual wants to buck the system there are ways to do it. A MD resident can change their address to a DC address for a few weeks which will give enough time to have a paycheck in the DC address and then change it back. They can also just leave it at the DC address and file a W4 and claim exempt for DC taxes. DC, MD, VA reciprocity agreements do not require employers to withhold taxes in the state the employee lives, it is up to the individual to file in the correct state. Lastly, they can just leave everything at DC address and pay the higher DC income tax rate. In most cases, it's still cheaper than paying OO State tuition....a person making $100k would pay 3.75% more in taxes in DC than MD ($3750) which is still a lot less than the $10k+ tuition fee. I, in NO way, condone doing any of this, I'm just saying the system is screwed and it's hard to regulate.