First day drop off -- MD tags

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First time poster here too. It's not a false statement to say that it embitters me a bit (a white hill-dweller) that people - and I could give a shit what their skin color is - can have their cake and eat it too by gaming the system.

Do you think I wouldn't mind having 1500 more sq feet and god damn yard? Do you think I wouldn't mind paying a shit ton less in tax and having some palatial palace to park my hummer at every evening? OK, I probably wouldn't like that - but the point is, we all make choices. PG County ex-pats think they get to have it all. There's some sort of "I'm owed" mentality.

They ARE grifting and grafting, they ARE resentful about gentrification, fuck yes they are, but they're doing it on some sort of moral ground they've constructed, (all while double parking while at church n Sundays and running DC cyclists off the road.)

I'm so happy you know PG county people who wouldn't deign to send their kids to DC schools, but plenty do - and as this thread suggests - they feel FINE about that decision. Their God approves. It's bullshit if you think they're being pigeonholed because that's the fucking fact.

Again, why are you only singling out PG County abusers. I live in the city, probably longing than you have. And no, I do not wish to pay taxes to educate children who are not legally required to attend the schools. But, I do not wish to educate the children whether they live in Alexandria, Temple Hills, or Silver Spring. And please do not show your ignorance and biases by saying that kids from the named jurisdiction do not occupy seats in DCPS schools. Just don't.

[Anonymous]

I think there are at least as many DC residents skirting the residency rules to get into a school they aren't IB for as there are people from outside the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming that many of the people with Maryland tags are coming from PG county is simple geography. At least on the Hill it is. It's a straight shot from PG, to the Hill schools, to downtown. If it were not so convenient, I'm sure they wouldn't do it.

It's the result of PG's crappy schools + proximity. The other neighboring counties have really good schools -- hence, nobody from there's banging down any doors to drop off their kids in DCPS purgatory (unless it's some kind of competitive charter, I guess). Hey, and guess what -- as a result, there are real numbers of parents from PG dropping their kids off at DCPS. What's interesting is the character of the pushback against anyone who (a) recognizes this phenomena, and then (b) expresses an opinion that it should stop. The character of the pushback is either it's no big deal or eff y'all racists; either way there's a huge blind spot in the critics' analysis. Just interesting.

Silver Spring does not have great schools. And it is also a straight shot into the city on your way to work downtown. The blind spot is in your eyes, so maybe you should pull that yoke out before trying to figure out others.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming that many of the people with Maryland tags are coming from PG county is simple geography. At least on the Hill it is. It's a straight shot from PG, to the Hill schools, to downtown. If it were not so convenient, I'm sure they wouldn't do it.

It's the result of PG's crappy schools + proximity. The other neighboring counties have really good schools -- hence, nobody from there's banging down any doors to drop off their kids in DCPS purgatory (unless it's some kind of competitive charter, I guess). Hey, and guess what -- as a result, there are real numbers of parents from PG dropping their kids off at DCPS. What's interesting is the character of the pushback against anyone who (a) recognizes this phenomena, and then (b) expresses an opinion that it should stop. The character of the pushback is either it's no big deal or eff y'all racists; either way there's a huge blind spot in the critics' analysis. Just interesting.

The pushback is not about condoning cheating, it's about feeling nauseated by posters like 19:04. That's a problem that goes way beyond residency fraud.

I've been a tax-paying resident of DC for more than 25 years. Went to school here, built a career, met and married my husband, purchased two homes, birthed a kid at Sibley, enrolled him at two DCPS. So with my two degrees,white collar job, six-figure salary, $900K house and brown skin, I have to wonder if every white asshole I meet - and there are so many more these days than when I got here in '88 - is someone harboring some really nasty resentment about people who "have it all" in PG.

That explains a lot. I'm sorry your issues extend beyond residency fraud, 19:04, glad you got it out there. Maybe the Hill is a little too problematic for your well-being.

Sugar, you are one in a million.

DP. My only response, is bless your heart!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Assuming that many of the people with Maryland tags are coming from PG county is simple geography. At least on the Hill it is. It's a straight shot from PG, to the Hill schools, to downtown. If it were not so convenient, I'm sure they wouldn't do it.

It's the result of PG's crappy schools + proximity. The other neighboring counties have really good schools -- hence, nobody from there's banging down any doors to drop off their kids in DCPS purgatory (unless it's some kind of competitive charter, I guess). Hey, and guess what -- as a result, there are real numbers of parents from PG dropping their kids off at DCPS. What's interesting is the character of the pushback against anyone who (a) recognizes this phenomena, and then (b) expresses an opinion that it should stop. The character of the pushback is either it's no big deal or eff y'all racists; either way there's a huge blind spot in the critics' analysis. Just interesting.

Silver Spring does not have great schools. And it is also a straight shot into the city on your way to work downtown. The blind spot is in your eyes, so maybe you should pull that yoke out before trying to figure out others.

There you go again. Blaming others for mental and/or emotional problems when all they are trying to do is use the logic that you so sorely seem to lack. Are Silver Spring schools really horrible, too? That's news to me (I'll look them up); but accusing me of mental blindness for not knowing that is pretty extreme criticism, considering the famously bad PG (as well as DCPS) schools.

The main point of the whole thread is that there's a rather significant problem of residency cheating in D.C. The majority (meaning: not all) of the cheating is from PG residents. The fact that some are pointing out that reality really seems to bother some of you. Or, maybe just you.

[Anonymous]

NP here. For those of you insisting the residency cheating is coming from PG - how do you know? You seem pretty sure, so why are you so sure?

Similarly, for those of you so sure it isn't a grandma, or a caregiver, or kids in foster care - how do you know?

[Anonymous]

8:45 @ Amidon -Bowen. 4 MD tags dropping off kids right in front of the school. Brazen.....

[Anonymous]

who gives a crap if the cheaters are PG or MoCo or VA--just report them at your school.

[Anonymous]

The pushback is not about condoning cheating, it's about feeling nauseated by posters like 19:04. That's a problem that goes way beyond residency fraud.

I've been a tax-paying resident of DC for more than 25 years. Went to school here, built a career, met and married my husband, purchased two homes, birthed a kid at Sibley, enrolled him at two DCPS. So with my two degrees,white collar job, six-figure salary, $900K house and brown skin, I have to wonder if every white asshole I meet - and there are so many more these days than when I got here in '88 - is someone harboring some really nasty resentment about people who "have it all" in PG.

That explains a lot. I'm sorry your issues extend beyond residency fraud, 19:04, glad you got it out there. Maybe the Hill is a little too problematic for your well-being.

PP, my guess is that you live in a shit-shack in Md. Otherwise, your timeline is illogical being a supposed DC resident for ONLY 25 years and yet having multiple houses and kids already. Tell me another tale. BTW - You're a racist - that's true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who gives a crap if the cheaters are PG or MoCo or VA--just report them at your school.

Well as a DC resident with a child in a DCPCS, and who has defended the PG residents, I think this is on point. My problem lies with bashing an entire county and assuming the worst because of the residents skin color. And yes, that's how much of these threads go. The posters try to shield their veiled racism in concern. If they are concerned, they should be concerned about all and not some cheaters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The pushback is not about condoning cheating, it's about feeling nauseated by posters like 19:04. That's a problem that goes way beyond residency fraud.

I've been a tax-paying resident of DC for more than 25 years. Went to school here, built a career, met and married my husband, purchased two homes, birthed a kid at Sibley, enrolled him at two DCPS. So with my two degrees,white collar job, six-figure salary, $900K house and brown skin, I have to wonder if every white asshole I meet - and there are so many more these days than when I got here in '88 - is someone harboring some really nasty resentment about people who "have it all" in PG.

That explains a lot. I'm sorry your issues extend beyond residency fraud, 19:04, glad you got it out there. Maybe the Hill is a little too problematic for your well-being.

PP, my guess is that you live in a shit-shack in Md. Otherwise, your timeline is illogical being a supposed DC resident for ONLY 25 years and yet having multiple houses and kids already. Tell me another tale. BTW - You're a racist - that's true.

Hey newbie, it's obvious you don't know anything about DC real estate. In 1990, that poster could have purchased a home in Logan Circle for less than 100k. Or, maybe you are just a troll posting from Kalamazoo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who gives a crap if the cheaters are PG or MoCo or VA--just report them at your school.

Well as a DC resident with a child in a DCPCS, and who has defended the PG residents, I think this is on point. My problem lies with bashing an entire county and assuming the worst because of the residents skin color. And yes, that's how much of these threads go. The posters try to shield their veiled racism in concern. If they are concerned, they should be concerned about all and not some cheaters.

You've got it backwards: folks who are concerned about residency fraud are concerned for ALL (DC residents and their children) and care not at all for the cheaters. In comparison, there are many on this board who are accusing their concerned citizens of racism, when the critics themselves are more concerned about the cheaters than their fellow DC citizens' tax purse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are at least as many DC residents skirting the residency rules to get into a school they aren't IB for as there are people from outside the city.

THIS, right here. Yes, there are people leeching from PG county, SS, and other parts of MD and VA. However, my guess is that the biggest residency cheats are District residents who are buying EoTP and cheating their way into IB slots for desirable elementary schools WoTP. Then, of course, the family gets sibling preference and they are automatically fed through the Wilson pyramid for the next 15 years.

So while they are District taxpayers, they can get more house for their money by cheating the boundaries. Why buy a shit shack rambler in AU Park when you can get a house twice the size in Brookland or Petworth?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who gives a crap if the cheaters are PG or MoCo or VA--just report them at your school.

Well as a DC resident with a child in a DCPCS, and who has defended the PG residents, I think this is on point. My problem lies with bashing an entire county and assuming the worst because of the residents skin color. And yes, that's how much of these threads go. The posters try to shield their veiled racism in concern. If they are concerned, they should be concerned about all and not some cheaters.

You've got it backwards: folks who are concerned about residency fraud are concerned for ALL (DC residents and their children) and care not at all for the cheaters. In comparison, there are many on this board who are accusing their concerned citizens of racism, when the critics themselves are more concerned about the cheaters than their fellow DC citizens' tax purse.

+1

And while all DC residents are affected by residency fraud because the cheaters are essentially stealing resources from the schools, it is the most vulnerable students who are impacted significantly. They are the ones who are most cheated if a fraudster's kid gets their spot in a coveted school or uses services (and dollars) that could be better allocated for more reading specialists or modern computers or better-stocked school libraries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think there are at least as many DC residents skirting the residency rules to get into a school they aren't IB for as there are people from outside the city.

THIS, right here. Yes, there are people leeching from PG county, SS, and other parts of MD and VA. However, my guess is that the biggest residency cheats are District residents who are buying EoTP and cheating their way into IB slots for desirable elementary schools WoTP. Then, of course, the family gets sibling preference and they are automatically fed through the Wilson pyramid for the next 15 years.

So while they are District taxpayers, they can get more house for their money by cheating the boundaries. Why buy a shit shack rambler in AU Park when you can get a house twice the size in Brookland or Petworth?

True, this is cheating and should be investigated and punished. But at least these are actual DC residents and students. It somehow seems flagrantly worse when the cheaters don't even live in the District yet have no hesitation in crossing a state line to commit fraud and theft of services here. (Maybe there's a federal crime element there -- now that would get the fraudsters' attention!).