Residency Requirement

[Anonymous]

There’s no wiggle room. If one parent resides in the city, and thats who registers the student, the student can live anywhere, including in Maryland.

That’s why kids can be driven to school in a car with MD license plates and be doing nothing wrong. In this scenario have as much right to be in that school as anyone else, no matter how crazy it makes Residency Rhoda.

Now if the person registering them isn’t a parent or a legal caregiver, that’s another matter.

[Anonymous]

As a public policy matter it makes sense to have a reciprocal enrollment agreement between DC and Prince George’s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know one residency cheat from years past. This woman and her child were abandoned by her husband (he left the area and they had no contact from him or contact info for him for many years). She worked for a federal agency downtown and had strict hours. Even with before and after care, she could not meet her work required hours (she was required to work 7:30-4:30, aftercare opened at 7:00 and it was a 45-90 minute drive in rush-hour to get to work depending on traffic). So, she used a friend's address to get her child into a school near her office where she could drop off at 7:15 and pick up at 4:45. At the time (this was about 15 years ago) there was no flexibility in her office and she could not afford to lose her job. At the time, they could not move as the house was not in a sellable condition and they would have had to sell for a loss; she had no money to bring to the table to sell the house.

Fortunately, that child has now graduated college and no one turned her in those many years ago. And the mother is in a much better place (and house) after all these years.

I could tell a similar sad story about people who commit other crimes, like robbery. That doesn’t mean that fraud should be tolerated. It means we need more family friendly workplace policies.

I agree and understand, but changing policies in the future, doesn't often help people who are desperate in the present. It's good to work on better policies for the future, but sometimes you have to forgive those who cheat when they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. What was this woman supposed to do? Quit her job? Get fired? Get her house foreclosed on? Not put her child in school and just bring her child to work?

It's so nice to be on your high horse and look down and report someone violating the rules until you find that you've destroyed a family with no options.

It’s fraud. And that woman took a spot from a low income desperate to go to a better school Ward 8 family who are also in a terrible position.

Perhaps DC can work out reciprocity agreements with the suburbs? Why couldn't we get some of her taxes, or some other areangement?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know one residency cheat from years past. This woman and her child were abandoned by her husband (he left the area and they had no contact from him or contact info for him for many years). She worked for a federal agency downtown and had strict hours. Even with before and after care, she could not meet her work required hours (she was required to work 7:30-4:30, aftercare opened at 7:00 and it was a 45-90 minute drive in rush-hour to get to work depending on traffic). So, she used a friend's address to get her child into a school near her office where she could drop off at 7:15 and pick up at 4:45. At the time (this was about 15 years ago) there was no flexibility in her office and she could not afford to lose her job. At the time, they could not move as the house was not in a sellable condition and they would have had to sell for a loss; she had no money to bring to the table to sell the house.

Fortunately, that child has now graduated college and no one turned her in those many years ago. And the mother is in a much better place (and house) after all these years.

I could tell a similar sad story about people who commit other crimes, like robbery. That doesn’t mean that fraud should be tolerated. It means we need more family friendly workplace policies.

I agree and understand, but changing policies in the future, doesn't often help people who are desperate in the present. It's good to work on better policies for the future, but sometimes you have to forgive those who cheat when they are stuck between a rock and a hard place. What was this woman supposed to do? Quit her job? Get fired? Get her house foreclosed on? Not put her child in school and just bring her child to work?

It's so nice to be on your high horse and look down and report someone violating the rules until you find that you've destroyed a family with no options.

It’s fraud. And that woman took a spot from a low income desperate to go to a better school Ward 8 family who are also in a terrible position.

Perhaps DC can work out reciprocity agreements with the suburbs? Why couldn't we get some of her taxes, or some other areangement?

Because PG doesn't want to pay, property taxes are already very high in the county. And DC doesn't want to lose federal education dollars or be forced to lower taxes. DC government hates a surplus.

Both jurisdictions are happy to go along to get along.

[Anonymous]

The mayor and city council are too chickensh-- to tackle this as an issue. Always have been.

I think Racine sees it as a possible Wedge for a future candidacy.