Using our address for friends child to go to the public school we are in bounds for

[Anonymous]

Hi we have friends who child is being bullied at another school and would like to use our address for a different middle school, the one we are inbounds for. I do not like being dishonest in the first place but also feel like I would like to help my friend. What are the reprocusions form doing this??

[Anonymous]

Not sure what repercussions would be for you, but if the friend's family is caught, their kid gets pulled and they can be fined the cost of tuition.

Don't do this, OP. If you are a WOTP school they are cracking down on this and your friend's family will be found out.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't do it. Too much entanglement and potential liability for you because of cooperation in falsification of residence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi we have friends who child is being bullied at another school and would like to use our address for a different middle school, the one we are inbounds for. I do not like being dishonest in the first place but also feel like I would like to help my friend. What are the reprocusions form doing this??

Obviously, you are perfectly comfortable being dishonest, or you wouldn't even be considering this.

I hope YOU get caught and exposed to everyone in your neighborhood. They should print public lists of people like you.

[Anonymous]

If he child is getting bullied - and the school is not taking appropriate action - the parents can request placement in a different school.

What have the parent's done so far?

[Anonymous]

If they live in DC, I'm not seeing why they could be fined for tuition. But it's fraud and you're making yourself an accessory to fraud. I doubt it's the kind that will any of you behind bars but it's still worth considering weighed against the obvious good you're seeking to do here. Imagine if one of your HH members wants a security clearance or wants to run for office. These are the little things that will come back to haunt you. Your friend has other channels to get redress, including escalating his/her concerns up the chain of hierarchy, as well as many OOB and charter school options, of which some surely have space to offer.
On a more practical side, your friend will have to use your address to communicate with the school so as not to be found out, having transcripts sent there, as well as other school communications. So it's quite a scheme you're being asked to agree to here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't do it. Too much entanglement and potential liability for you because of cooperation in falsification of residence.

What liability would this be?

I am not saying you should do it, but I think the repercussions will come to your friend, not to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they live in DC, I'm not seeing why they could be fined for tuition. But it's fraud and you're making yourself an accessory to fraud. I doubt it's the kind that will any of you behind bars but it's still worth considering weighed against the obvious good you're seeking to do here. Imagine if one of your HH members wants a security clearance or wants to run for office. These are the little things that will come back to haunt you. Your friend has other channels to get redress, including escalating his/her concerns up the chain of hierarchy, as well as many OOB and charter school options, of which some surely have space to offer.
On a more practical side, your friend will have to use your address to communicate with the school so as not to be found out, having transcripts sent there, as well as other school communications. So it's quite a scheme you're being asked to agree to here.

Also, the child has to lie about his address for anything that he may need to fill out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi we have friends who child is being bullied at another school and would like to use our address for a different middle school, the one we are inbounds for. I do not like being dishonest in the first place but also feel like I would like to help my friend. What are the reprocusions form doing this??

You are now party to falsifying documents for residency fraud. Do you need to get a security clearance? Are you comfortable saying that you did not knowingly steal services?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he child is getting bullied - and the school is not taking appropriate action - the parents can request placement in a different school.

What have the parent's done so far?

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they live in DC, I'm not seeing why they could be fined for tuition. But it's fraud and you're making yourself an accessory to fraud. I doubt it's the kind that will any of you behind bars but it's still worth considering weighed against the obvious good you're seeking to do here. Imagine if one of your HH members wants a security clearance or wants to run for office. These are the little things that will come back to haunt you. Your friend has other channels to get redress, including escalating his/her concerns up the chain of hierarchy, as well as many OOB and charter school options, of which some surely have space to offer.
On a more practical side, your friend will have to use your address to communicate with the school so as not to be found out, having transcripts sent there, as well as other school communications. So it's quite a scheme you're being asked to agree to here.

The child's parent would also need to get some official, non-school paperwork at the house - car registration/driver's license/utility bill,/rental agreement to (falsely) prove it is the family address.

Don't do it.

[Anonymous]

How will you explain to your children that it is ok for you to lie to the school but it is not ok for them to lie?

The parents need to push their current school about the social situation. They can even give the principal and easy out by asking for transfer papers to another school. But please do not show your kids that you are ok with lies like this.

[Anonymous]

Well the punishment for your friend would be as follows: "Penalty for False Information

Any person, including any District of Columbia public school or public charter school official, who knowingly supplies false information to a public official in connection with student residency verification shall be subject to charges of tuition retroactively, and payment of a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, but not both fine and imprisonment, pursuant to the District of Columbia Nonresident Tuition Act, approved September 8, 1960 and amended by the District of Columbia Public Schools and Public Charter School Student Residency Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Code §38-312). The case of any such person may be referred by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education to the Office of the Attorney General."

I'm not sure if DC would bring an aiding and abetting case against you. But it's still wrong. It's more than just being dishonest, you're taking a spot from other kids who follow the rules and have applied for out of bounds spots. Your friends can do that, and they should escalate the situation through the school and DCPS if necessary (and DCPS may move the child if necessary).

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he child is getting bullied - and the school is not taking appropriate action - the parents can request placement in a different school.

What have the parent's done so far?

This

+1
This is the appropriate course to take. They need to document every instance, every conversation they have with the school, and they can ask for a transfer. If people at the school level are giving them the run-around, they need to keep moving it up the chain.