First day drop off -- MD tags

[Anonymous]

There are no fraudsters in this thread. Only some people who are very confused by your obsession. There might be multiple posters? But there's really only one who keeps bringing up PG county and how much she's sacrificed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The idea about using the mobile vehicle scanners to scan out of state license plates at drop off is a good one. It would be both highly efficient and unobtrusive. Then DCPS should follow up if the vehicle is registered to any of the parents at an out of state address. If there's a separation/custody issue, fine, as long as the child is lives validly in DC part time. If it's a grandparent dropping off usually and the child lives in DC, fine. But if it turns out that the child really is a resident of MD, remove them from the school, bill the parents for back tuition and take legal action against them. And if it turns out that the parents are just keeping their ol' MD registration to save on insurance and fees while they live in DC, DCPS can happily refer the matter over to DPW and get it off their plate.

I think all of this speaks to a bigger issue with DC government - none of the agencies talk to each other to root out fraud.

For instance, many people who own in DC and rent out a property continue to take the Homestead Deduction. Even though they are claiming rental income, deducting expenses and depreciating the house on their taxes, they are still reducing their tax burden by claiming the deduction. No one in RACD, DCRA, or the Tax & Revenue Office is cross-checking this. Likewise, the DC DMV should be sending info to the DC Tax & Revenue office - if someone has a car registered here as a resident (except for military, diplomats & appointees), they better be filing DC income taxes. OSSE should also be consulting with RACD and Tax & Revenue to ensure properties claimed as primary residence are not being rented, the parents are not reporting rental income, and parents are paying District income taxes.

This can all be done easily by matching Social Security numbers (on tax forms) and license ID numbers. This isn't rocket science.

The whole notion of in-person verification is something out of the last century. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be a regular part of everyday life to go somewhere and stand in line to wait to talk with a clerk, where you would pass bits of paper back and forth. The exact bits of paper varied depending on where you were, but the principle was the same, whether it was the bank, the post office, the phone company, the DMV, wherever. The experience was everywhere and everyday, it was just part of the routine of life. Now that experience has pretty much vanished from everyday life, due to computers. Everywhere except for DCPS.

Verification for most parents could be done with any number of online databases, in a lot less time and without having to visit the school. It would also be a lot more accurate and less susceptible to cheating.

Have you been to the District DMV lately? It's a pretty similar situation. Lots of line standing, bureaucrats (sometimes helpful, but some are definitely DC "old school' type) seem to arbitrarily demand various papers. (My favorite was an original Social Security card!). Must be a DC thang.

The DC DMV is actually waaaaaaaaaaay more efficient than my previous experiences at the California and NYC DMVs. I've never waited around the DC DMV for more than 30 minutes. It's actually a model for the rest of the incompetent DC government. Also, the DPW and Office of Tax and Revenue seem to be pretty efficient at extracting fines and gettin' their monies.

[Anonymous]

Parents should photograph the cars and license plates of the suspected residence fraudstars and put them up on a website. I doubt this would shame all the cheaters but it might get DCPS, the charter board staff and OSSE to take a closer look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents should photograph the cars and license plates of the suspected residence fraudstars and put them up on a website. I doubt this would shame all the cheaters but it might get DCPS, the charter board staff and OSSE to take a closer look.

Including you.

[Anonymous]

I'd be more amused if you made a scandal of the charter board member who lives in Maryland and sends her children to school in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd be more amused if you made a scandal of the charter board member who lives in Maryland and sends her children to school in Maryland.

Is that illegal, like school residency fraud? Is there any requirement that states that all members of the DC charter board reside in the District? I'm not aware of any such rule, although it may be good practice that most board members reside here. From time to time, it may also be good to have an outside perspective or expertise on appointed boards, if the rules allow that. As our local politicos demonstrate every day, the font of all wisdom doesn't lie within the DC borders.

[Anonymous]

8:30 @ Amidon -Bowen. 5 MD tags dropping off kids right in front of the school. No other cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:8:30 @ Amidon -Bowen. 5 MD tags dropping off kids right in front of the school. No other cars.

Must be the Ward 9 carpool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:8:30 @ Amidon -Bowen. 5 MD tags dropping off kids right in front of the school. No other cars.

Must be the Ward 9 carpool.

agreed

[Anonymous]

What shit holes must the schools in ward 9 be if you'll break the law for Amidon Bowen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What shit holes must the schools in ward 9 be if you'll break the law for Amidon Bowen?

True, but it the real attraction of DCPS can be the before- and after-school care at a very affordable price, on the way to the parent's workplace.

[Anonymous]

Especially if one works for the government and lives in PG county. Also, Mayor Berry.

Do you have any other hobbies, crazy stalker mom? Knitting? Origami? Yoga?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Especially if one works for the government and lives in PG county. Also, Mayor Berry.

Do you have any other hobbies, crazy stalker mom? Knitting? Origami? Yoga?

Touchy? BTW is it still raining out there in Largo this evening?

[Anonymous]

I don't know where that is.

Don't you have children to tend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Especially if one works for the government and lives in PG county. Also, Mayor Berry.

Do you have any other hobbies, crazy stalker mom? Knitting? Origami? Yoga?

You keep at it, residency fraud outer mom. Many of us appreciate your efforts.

Have you considered post pictures here?