Buying Condo for desirable school WOTP (DC)

[Anonymous]

Someone recently suggested that rather than moving/buying/renting across town that my spouse and I buy a condo WOTP where we could use the address to send our DC to one of the better performing schools than we're currently zoned for. This had never crossed my mind. Am I naive? Do people do this?

[Anonymous]

People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

[Anonymous]

DCPS is focused on out-of-state cheaters. Intra-District cheating seems to be of zero concern or focus. If you have the money to afford it, you can get away with it. Nbd.

[Anonymous]

Rotten thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

And when the WOTP classmate's families figure this out, you will be turned in for sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

And when the WOTP classmate's families figure this out, you will be turned in for sure.

Indeed, I would absolutely report this. We either have a neighborhood school model or we don't. It's not fair to anyone.

[Anonymous]

I'd report you too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

And when the WOTP classmate's families figure this out, you will be turned in for sure.

Indeed, I would absolutely report this. We either have a neighborhood school model or we don't. It's not fair to anyone.

Honestly, there's zero way for you to know. They will just tell you they previously lived in the boundary and were grandfathered into it, which DCPS has clarified is totally allowable. They can tell you one thing and be registered with DCPS in another manner.

OP: your best bet is to live in the boundary for the first year or two and then move elsewhere. DCPS has clarified that you retain full feeder rights to the original school. It's a crazy policy, but that's how the rules are enforced.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

And when the WOTP classmate's families figure this out, you will be turned in for sure.

Indeed, I would absolutely report this. We either have a neighborhood school model or we don't. It's not fair to anyone.

Honestly, there's zero way for you to know. They will just tell you they previously lived in the boundary and were grandfathered into it, which DCPS has clarified is totally allowable. They can tell you one thing and be registered with DCPS in another manner.

OP: your best bet is to live in the boundary for the first year or two and then move elsewhere. DCPS has clarified that you retain full feeder rights to the original school. It's a crazy policy, but that's how the rules are enforced.

And by "move elsewhere," I mean move elsewhere within the District.

[Anonymous]

So you're basically going to live the Simpsons episode, "Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh"

[Anonymous]

So you're going to coach your kids to lie?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So you're going to coach your kids to lie?

This is the biggest problem I would have with it. You're basically teaching them that since you can afford to do it, you're somehow worthy of getting into those schools, or like lying is okay if you have enough money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So you're going to coach your kids to lie?

This is the biggest problem I would have with it. You're basically teaching them that since you can afford to do it, you're somehow worthy of getting into those schools, or like lying is okay if you have enough money.

+100.

On a similar moral level as flying privately at taxpayer's expense just because you can.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People do this but unless you are going to actually reside in the condo, you are gaming the system, i.e., cheating.

Yes, it's called residency fraud. WOTP schools are already overcrowded, we don't need cheaters.

And when the WOTP classmate's families figure this out, you will be turned in for sure.

Indeed, I would absolutely report this. We either have a neighborhood school model or we don't. It's not fair to anyone.

Honestly, there's zero way for you to know. They will just tell you they previously lived in the boundary and were grandfathered into it, which DCPS has clarified is totally allowable. They can tell you one thing and be registered with DCPS in another manner.

OP: your best bet is to live in the boundary for the first year or two and then move elsewhere. DCPS has clarified that you retain full feeder rights to the original school. It's a crazy policy, but that's how the rules are enforced.

Nonsense. At our WOTP ES, the principal knows the families, not just the children. Saying something to other parents like "We're grandfathered in" can be easily confirmed with the principal, who is already extremely accessible.