DC Govt Employees Enrolling Kids in School Near Office

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I recommend perusing the DCPS website or giving them a call to find out for certain. You never know. There could be some loophole many don't know about. I doubt a person doing this illegally would speak openly about it, claiming that it's all above board. Everyone knows residency fraud is a real thing in DC, and there have been articles about families being sued because of it. Anyone (knowingly) doing it does so in a hush-hush manner.

This was my thought. I was surprised to hear her say she did this, and she's not a cheat the system kind of person. She implied that it happens across the city, so I wonder if it is a small loophole or "unofficial" loophole that DCPS turns a blind eye to. Just curious if others had heard of such a thing. I don't actually think it's a terrible thing to give DC government employees (who actually are DC residents of course) this kind of perk for government service, especially if it's just limited to the school in-bounds to their office.

You get very bad behavior with rules like this. I am making this up - but I have seen examples like I am presenting with my work:
Every police officer gets a transfer to the Idaho Ave location when they have a child entering PreK (IB for Eaton) OR when their child is entering 9th grade
Every EMS, Fire Department employee gets stationed near a desirable school for a period of time

It is very difficult to administer the plan - what happens when the parent gets transferred? Quits?

Are you high? "Unofficial loophole" is another way of saying "cheating" "graft" "corruption" and all the other words that make DC such a laughingstock.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. Report them for residency violation.

How is this a residency violation if someone tells the principal, I live in SE, but work a block away, and the principal enrolls them? It's not like they're pretending to live in-bounds?

Because OOB seats have to be distributed via the lottery.

But what if they were low on the waitlist, and they were bumped up? Not being argumentative, I'm just trying to understand the story I heard from a DC employee who said she did this and it was totally above board.

She may have thought it was above board, or she may have lied to you when she said it was above board. Either way, it's not.

+1.

The other option, of course, is that it's the principal the one bending the rules...nepotism, perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Im a dc gov employee too and a DC resident with a pre k- kid. this NOT a thing. If you know someone who did it they either legitimately got in through lottery or they did something super shady to do it. Anyhow, I can't think of a DCPS near any major DC offices thats worth trying to pull strings to get into for anything other than convenient pre-k.

[Anonymous]

And in fact, a couple of cops were recently slapped with a massive fine for sending their kids to Eaton, Deal and Wilson while they resided in MD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recommend perusing the DCPS website or giving them a call to find out for certain. You never know. There could be some loophole many don't know about. I doubt a person doing this illegally would speak openly about it, claiming that it's all above board. Everyone knows residency fraud is a real thing in DC, and there have been articles about families being sued because of it. Anyone (knowingly) doing it does so in a hush-hush manner.

This was my thought. I was surprised to hear her say she did this, and she's not a cheat the system kind of person. She implied that it happens across the city, so I wonder if it is a small loophole or "unofficial" loophole that DCPS turns a blind eye to. Just curious if others had heard of such a thing. I don't actually think it's a terrible thing to give DC government employees (who actually are DC residents of course) this kind of perk for government service, especially if it's just limited to the school in-bounds to their office.

You get very bad behavior with rules like this. I am making this up - but I have seen examples like I am presenting with my work:
Every police officer gets a transfer to the Idaho Ave location when they have a child entering PreK (IB for Eaton) OR when their child is entering 9th grade
Every EMS, Fire Department employee gets stationed near a desirable school for a period of time

It is very difficult to administer the plan - what happens when the parent gets transferred? Quits?

Are you high? "Unofficial loophole" is another way of saying "cheating" "graft" "corruption" and all the other words that make DC such a laughingstock.

Yes - remember those married police officers (some of the very few to get charged with residency fraud) who lived in PG or someplace yet enrolled their kids at Eaton, Deal and Wilson? They reportedly would drive their private auto to the Second District and then transport their kids to school in a police cruiser.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There's no special treatment for DC Gov't employees. My inbound school sucks, so I pay for private. No Janney for us!

There may be a certain informal "professional courtesy," especially if the principal's family and the DC employee's family are acquainted somehow, or have a church or fraternity connection. This is how the District works

I believe that fraternal and church connections extend beyond the District. I don't understand why people like you often act like SAE bros don't look out for one another.

You mean like extend across the District line into Pee-Gee county?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recommend perusing the DCPS website or giving them a call to find out for certain. You never know. There could be some loophole many don't know about. I doubt a person doing this illegally would speak openly about it, claiming that it's all above board. Everyone knows residency fraud is a real thing in DC, and there have been articles about families being sued because of it. Anyone (knowingly) doing it does so in a hush-hush manner.

This was my thought. I was surprised to hear her say she did this, and she's not a cheat the system kind of person. She implied that it happens across the city, so I wonder if it is a small loophole or "unofficial" loophole that DCPS turns a blind eye to. Just curious if others had heard of such a thing. I don't actually think it's a terrible thing to give DC government employees (who actually are DC residents of course) this kind of perk for government service, especially if it's just limited to the school in-bounds to their office.

The last thing that DC government workers need is more "unofficial" "perks for government service"! It seems that Barry may be dead and gone but his legacy lingers on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's no special treatment for DC Gov't employees. My inbound school sucks, so I pay for private. No Janney for us!

There may be a certain informal "professional courtesy," especially if the principal's family and the DC employee's family are acquainted somehow, or have a church or fraternity connection. This is how the District works

I believe that fraternal and church connections extend beyond the District. I don't understand why people like you often act like SAE bros don't look out for one another.

You mean like extend across the District line into Pee-Gee county?

No, I mean like when you folks from small town minnesota, ohio, penn, etc look out for each other. You should stop pretending like WP don't network and exploit fraternal and family connections to get over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Report them for residency violation.

How is this a residency violation if someone tells the principal, I live in SE, but work a block away, and the principal enrolls them? It's not like they're pretending to live in-bounds?

Because OOB seats have to be distributed via the lottery.

But what if they were low on the waitlist, and they were bumped up? Not being argumentative, I'm just trying to understand the story I heard from a DC employee who said she did this and it was totally above board.

She may have thought it was above board, or she may have lied to you when she said it was above board. Either way, it's not.

Or maybe she got lucky and was explaining why she entered the lottery for that school, and wasn't saying "I got priority because of my work location".

[Anonymous]

A number of DC government employees live in "Pervasive Graft" county. They should not be fraudulently sending their kids to DCPS for free after care near mom or dad's workplace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I recommend perusing the DCPS website or giving them a call to find out for certain. You never know. There could be some loophole many don't know about. I doubt a person doing this illegally would speak openly about it, claiming that it's all above board. Everyone knows residency fraud is a real thing in DC, and there have been articles about families being sued because of it. Anyone (knowingly) doing it does so in a hush-hush manner.

This was my thought. I was surprised to hear her say she did this, and she's not a cheat the system kind of person. She implied that it happens across the city, so I wonder if it is a small loophole or "unofficial" loophole that DCPS turns a blind eye to. Just curious if others had heard of such a thing. I don't actually think it's a terrible thing to give DC government employees (who actually are DC residents of course) this kind of perk for government service, especially if it's just limited to the school in-bounds to their office.

You get very bad behavior with rules like this. I am making this up - but I have seen examples like I am presenting with my work:
Every police officer gets a transfer to the Idaho Ave location when they have a child entering PreK (IB for Eaton) OR when their child is entering 9th grade
Every EMS, Fire Department employee gets stationed near a desirable school for a period of time

It is very difficult to administer the plan - what happens when the parent gets transferred? Quits?

Are you high? "Unofficial loophole" is another way of saying "cheating" "graft" "corruption" and all the other words that make DC such a laughingstock.

Yes - remember those married police officers (some of the very few to get charged with residency fraud) who lived in PG or someplace yet enrolled their kids at Eaton, Deal and Wilson? They reportedly would drive their private auto to the Second District and then transport their kids to school in a police cruiser.

I thought they were living in VA when they were caught?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, please call and find out. I taught in DC schools and my school had tons of out-of-bound students. My principal informed many students they could not return the following year--his school improvement strategy. Some parents went scrambling with their head between their legs. Others advocated for their children and kept them in the school because DCPS rules allow students to go to any school they want. This is at the HS level. I'm not sure if your co-worker's child is elementary or if that even matters.

Some in the public are simply not aware of many things when it comes to DC schools.

OK, no, DC rules do not allow students to go to any school they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A number of DC government employees live in "Pervasive Graft" county. They should not be fraudulently sending their kids to DCPS for free after care near mom or dad's workplace.

+1

[Anonymous]

Charters are allowed to give spots to their employees & staff. How is this any different?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Charters are allowed to give spots to their employees & staff. How is this any different?

How is it even remotely the same? The purpose of staff preference is to increase staff and teacher retention at the school. For immersion schools, it can bring in children who are native speakers.