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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My impression has always been that the cohort is not as big as some people think, but is still significant, and involves:

Legacies. People whose parents or grandparents went to DCPS or certain DCPS schools and would have the kids do the same. I think in particular this is a linkage between DC and the "black flight" to PG county and the continuing linkages, paralleling black churches in DC with Maryland congregations.

Convenience. DC like many cities has a hub and suburban spokes. It's more convenient at the end of the day to pick up your kids at the hub instead of having to get all the way home in the congestion to get your kids from school. Also, DC has early childhood at grades the suburbs do not.

Complicated family relationships and housing insecurity. Many DC families can turn out to be much more complicated than the single-household nuclear family you think of, and families can be standoffish and not interested in the school system getting into their business. The social justice-oriented staff don't want to look into it because of potential for harm and the rule-oriented staff at DCPS don't want to make a mistake and get caught being mean to poor people.

A related, but dissimilar issue: Maryland tags. I think there are a good number of people who live in DC but keep Maryland tags on their cars long-term. Probably not legal for the car but they would be DC residents for the school system.

Did I miss big items here?

Anyway, count me among that cohort that doesn't care too much. But since it keeps coming up places like here, that's my theory of those Maryland plates.[/quote]

Not everyone who does this has housing instability or other issues.  I know one elementary teacher (not in the DC area) who simply used a relative's address for convenience, because she wanted her kid close to where she worked.[/quote]

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