residency fraud? (!)

[Anonymous]

my kid just started prek3 and this morning, when i was dropping my child off, i was directly behind someone else dropping off their child who had maryland plates. and i was like: oh! it's happening! residency fraud! do i report them? how do i report them? maybe there's an innocent explanation? what if it's nothing? suddenly it was all not so theoretical.

[Anonymous]

How would you report them? Do you even know the student who was being dropped off?

[Anonymous]

Take a picture of the license plate and call the OSSE fraud line. But know that a license plate alone is pretty weak evidence.

[Anonymous]

Whoa, Nellie. The driver of the car with the MD plates could easily have been a caregiver or relative doing drop-off or pickup!! Maybe even a divorced parent.

[Anonymous]

To report you need the child’s name, and why you believe them to live outside of the city.

Observing an out of state license plate is not sufficient for a report.

[Anonymous]

Here is the form to make a report of possible resident fraud. The child’s first name and grade is required.

https://dcforms.dc.gov/webform/osse-residency-fraud-prevention-form

[Anonymous]

OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

Apples and oranges. Maybe you don't know since you live in VA, but indications suggest that residency fraud is not uncommon in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:my kid just started prek3 and this morning, when i was dropping my child off, i was directly behind someone else dropping off their child who had maryland plates. and i was like: oh! it's happening! residency fraud! do i report them? how do i report them? maybe there's an innocent explanation? what if it's nothing? suddenly it was all not so theoretical.

are you dumb? there are a million reasons an MD plate could be dropping off. But sure, take a picture of the kid getting out of the car and the plates. That won't be creepy at all ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

Apples and oranges. Maybe you don't know since you live in VA, but indications suggest that residency fraud is not uncommon in DCPS.

with the cluster the whole Ellington thing was, I don't think it's as big an issue as you think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

or an uber or lyft ...

[Anonymous]

Our children are picked up from school daily by a car with MD plates. Not many young nannies can afford to live in DC these days. (And we happen to live 2 miles from Silver Spring.) I understand this was fun for you as a new preK3 mom but stop. Really, stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

Apples and oranges. Maybe you don't know since you live in VA, but indications suggest that residency fraud is not uncommon in DCPS.

I am aware. Maybe you don’t know since you live in DC, but there are increasing concerns about residency fraud in Arlington now that almost every avenue to transfer in from OOC had been cut off, and APS is cracking down hard on residency enforcement because of how overcrowded the schools are.

But I’m still not going to assume this kid lives OOC when there are so many legitimate possible explanations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG, there was a car with Maryland plates in front of me during drop-off at my Arlington elementary this morning, totally must have been residency fraud and not a caregiver, divorced parent (with other parent living in Arlington) or servicemember who retained their Maryland residency when they moved to DC (which they’re allowed to do)!!!!!

Apples and oranges. Maybe you don't know since you live in VA, but indications suggest that residency fraud is not uncommon in DCPS.

I am aware. Maybe you don’t know since you live in DC, but there are increasing concerns about residency fraud in Arlington now that almost every avenue to transfer in from OOC had been cut off, and APS is cracking down hard on residency enforcement because of how overcrowded the schools are.

But I’m still not going to assume this kid lives OOC when there are so many legitimate possible explanations.

This is a DC forum. I don't even know what APS is.

[Anonymous]

Guys, take it easy on OP. I bet anything she is the mom of a preschooler and is new to all of this.