So I am thinking about using my Grandmother's address to send my kid to DCPS...

[Anonymous]

To the OP, as a DC taxpayer, I am so deeply offended by your attitude and sense of entitlement.

If I see you and/or your kid at my school, you can be sure that you will be reported with the appropriate penalties of purjury, dismissal and collection of tuition to follow.

Please go ahead and make my day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What kind of rat bastard tattles on a kid (or their parents) in a situation like this? Are people who can afford to pay 800K and up to live in-boundary really so petty?

Schools have limited capacity - only so many desks in a room.

[Anonymous]

As a DC taxpayer and parent who's visited 10+ DC schools in the last 2 months and didn't get a seat in any of our OOB lottery choices, I too would report someone lying about their residency. Move into the city, pay our taxes, find a place in your desired school zone or join the OOB lottery. Among lots of other inequities in life, it's also not fair for you to game the system at my child's expense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the OP, as a DC taxpayer, I am so deeply offended by your attitude and sense of entitlement.

If I see you and/or your kid at my school, you can be sure that you will be reported with the appropriate penalties of purjury, dismissal and collection of tuition to follow.

Please go ahead and make my day.

Ditto this. I'd report you in a heartbeat. And I would never, ever let my kid have a play date with yours. So if you want have an ostracized, loner kid than go ahead with your illegal plan.

[Anonymous]

I haven't read everyone's responses. However, I did this in VA (where I live) some time ago, mainly because my DD's babysitter was in the same neighborhood as her grandmother (my mom). Also, my mom worked from home (while I worked almost an hour from home!); so if there was an emergency then my mom could pick up my DD.

I think we had some very good legitimate and logistic reasons for doing so, and it wasn't based on school choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No.. im actually NOT missing the point. My original question was "has anyone ever done this?" If you haven't move on.. If you have then comment. I never said that she was his legal guardian.

So while you miserable bitties sit around blowing a gasket, my son will attend your GREAT schools while using your tax dollars. Take that and shove it.

End thread.

Good luck making friends. Do you think we're going to invite you & him to any birthday parties or playdates? No, you're choosing to put him in a situation where he's set up to be an outcast, and letting the playground politics play out is our response. A few years from now when he suffers from low self-esteem, withdraws from schools and performs poorly, has no friends and is on a path to failure he'll be blaming you for how much he hates school.

Take THAT and shove it.

[Anonymous]

I like you 13:03!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have seen a couple people do this and it has been really bad for the kids. Playdates become impossible because the parents are covering the lie. And the children become isolated. In my child's class, the two children that have the most trouble fitting in -- and probably because of that therefore have become major behavior problems -- are both at the school due to misrepresentations.

And that occurred even before other parents figured it out and became resentful, which causes its own problems, as described by the PP.

OP, I think this one has good points. Besides, it's wrong, so you would be setting a bad example for your kids.

[Anonymous]

First off, let me say it's wonderful that you take care of your grandmother and make such frequent visits with your child. But I do not think that justifies your rationale. You may get him into the school, but is it really worth the stress of worrying someone will rat out your kid? I personally could never live like that. I've got to say, I would think less of you as a parent...would never take it out on the kid though and rat him out. You have to ask yourself in principle what kind of person you are and if the tables were turned how would you feel? If you think you are doing your child a service, look at the big picture. It ultimately may end in humiliation if some of these posters have their way. Sorry, but I'd advise against it. Don't you have any other options?

[Anonymous]

As for the cruel posts, there's really no need for this. The woman just wants the best for her child as we all do. There are nicer ways of voicing your opinion. I think her "shove it" response was a defensive retort to all the cruel and threatening posts. Believe me, you've made your point

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As for the cruel posts, there's really no need for this. The woman just wants the best for her child as we all do. There are nicer ways of voicing your opinion. I think her "shove it" response was a defensive retort to all the cruel and threatening posts. Believe me, you've made your point

I also want the best for my child. But it hadn't yet occurred to me to resort to theft to get it. The OP needs to be aware that the fraud she'd hoped to perpetuate isn't a victimless crime. This is my first post in this thread--I'm not the source of any of the vitriol posted so far--but as far as I'm concerned the OP wants to steal from my child and the other children of this city. It's enough to make any parent furious.

[Anonymous]

OP - can you move in with your grandmother ala OHNdrea Zuckerman on original recipe 90210?

[Anonymous]

I get it. Thank you all for your opinions. I also want to apologize for my namecalling and my defensive tone. I honestly never thought that people would actually rat out my DS or purposely not invite him to bday parties and playdates just because we don't technically live in the area. I would never do that to someone... sorry but I guess I don't have that mean streak in me. Yes, it's risky but I really only want to see my son in a great school and since my Granny lives in that neighborhood and has lived there for years I figured I may chance it. I actually spoke to some people in her neighborhood and they displayed no issues when I mentioned it. Actually my DS plays with their kids and is pretty good friends with the neighborhood kids. This is a predominantly white neighborhood and (sorry for bringing up the race card but it is what it is) I am actually surprised that they have been so accepting of us.

Anyway, i'm rambling but I have decided against it. Although the neighborhood folks are cool with it, im afraid my son may run into one of you.

[Anonymous]

OP,
What's your current living situation? Can you move in with your grandmother, pay her rent so the canceled checks serve as proof?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing to do with the above situation but I live near a public charter school and frequently see cars with Maryland plates dropping kids off. I don't have a kid at the school but I do pay DC taxes, so I wonder about it.

My DC kid (by every definition, we live in DC, I pay taxes in DC . . . ) attends a "top" DC charter and is picked up a couple of days a week by my mom, who takes him to her apartment (in MD) and watches him until I get off work. His best friend who spends 5 nights a week with mom, who has full custody, is picked up twice a week by his dad, who has MD plates and a MD address. Another friend lives in MD and picked up regularly by the family's nanny in her car, with DC tags.

There are plenty of "legit" reasons why a child would be picked up by a car with a tag from a different jurisdiction.