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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t have JR as a backup (and I wish I did), but I do think it is fair to acknowledge that it is also an imperfect school that is not everyone’s top choice. [/quote]

Your backup plan is renting an apartment in bounds for JB for semester or year.  You are then allowed to stay through the terminal grade.

That said, I have two kids IB for JR, and for one kid it was plan A - a good fit. And for one kid it is back-up plan. The plan A kid had a great experience at Deal and JR seemed more of the same. The back up plan kid is having a not great experience at deal and JR seems more of the same.  [/quote]

Not in bound for JR, high school is far off and I love our ES and am satisfied with its feeder middle, so I'm not asking for me...just curious...

Is this something people really do? Do they actually move to the rental property or just pretend to? Does DCPS care? Do they rent for the whole year? Just a few months?

The high and mighty part of me sees this as cheating and opportunity hoarding. Plus, I'd personally be worried about getting caught. On the other hand, I get it, especially for JR, given the dearth of good high school options here.

Does this really happen? For JR? For middle and elementary schools?

I've heard of families using the address of an investment property (or in a different situation, a relative in MoCo) to attend a particular school or get out of DCPS. But not the renting thing. Real or DCUM urban legend? [/quote]
What are you trying to ask? JR and many of its feeders are naturally half-full of kids who really genuinely live in apartments near the schools. Why would that be cheating?[/quote]

I think shes asking about renting fior a few months and moving back to your house in se dc. I dont know if people ever actually do that or just talk about on dbum about doing it. Most people who live oob get access by lottering into a feeder (do it enough and you'll get in) or by using a relative's address. [/quote]

Thank you, yes. This is what I meant - and not just with JR, renting say, a studio for a few months in another boundary in order to qualify for a particular school - ES, MS or HS - but really living elsewhere. I’ve heard people talk about this off and on DCUM but can’t tell how serious they are.

Agree that living in an apt or house bound for JR or a feeder or any school you like isn’t even remotely cheating! [/quote]

[b]Using an address where you don’t actually live at the time of enrollment is fraud.[/b]

But the rules do permit you to move out of the zone and stay in the zoned school (but not the feeders). So yes you could move to an apartment in the JR zone for a few months and then move again. There’s some gray area there but if it is legitimately your home for a period of time (like sleep there all the time, get mail there, etc) then the current rules allow it. [/quote]

We have a family at our school in this category and I do find it awkward. It feels a bit shady. But i can't say that to them, so it's like a barrier between us getting closer. [/quote]

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