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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't hurt to try.  Or, you can use an address if you know of a friend who lives in the Whitman cluster.

We know of 3 families that use a friend/family member's address in our cluster to attend a MS, but they live elsewhere.  The one complication that comes up is that report cards get sent to that person's address.  So make sure it's someone who you trust will get you the info you need!

You can ask for a COSA, but you'll need to have a compelling reason, like the PP said.

However, if you can just find someone that lives in the Whitman cluster who is willing to let you use them as a mailing address, you won't need to prove anything.  [/quote]
Keep in mind that this is quite illegal and your child will be removed from the school if you are caught using a false address.[/quote]

Honestly, who's going to 'report' you?  LOL!  Like I said, we have 3 families in our school who do this and don't keep it a secret.  It's definitely NBD.

I'd guess that the worst thing that could happen is they'd take you out of Whitman and put you back in your home school.  They can't just deny you an education.  [/quote]
Not only is what you suggest probably fraud or some other crime, it is not as easy as you make it out to be. From the MCPS website, this is what you need to provide to prove residency. I can guarantee that creating fake documents to prove residency will definitely be a crime.

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[b]Residency—In Montgomery County [/b]
• If homeowner, provide copy of current property tax bill. A copy can be obtained from Montgomery County Department of Finance at 240-777-0311 or at montgomerycountymd.gov/finance, OR

• If renter, provide copy of current (less than 1 year old) lease. If lease is more than 1 year old, copy of lease and a current utility bill, OR

• If living in shared housing, provide notarized MCPS Form 335-74, Shared Housing Disclosure and either a copy of the current property tax bill of homeowner or copy of lease of renter with whom student and parent/guardian are living and three other appropriate supporting documents.

•  Anyone who is not a resident of Montgomery County must complete MCPS Form 335-73, Determination of Residency and Tuition Status and contact SCRIA at 301-230-0686.

• If homeless, please refer to Enrollment Information/Homeless Children web page[/quote][/quote]

My kids are still only in ES, so I have no idea what the policies are for MS/HS yet.  But, when I registered my kids for K, nobody asked me for proof of residency!  I just filled out a form with my kid's name and address and that was it.  Will they require proof of residency for MS/HS?

My DD has two friends who live out of boundary.  I know both families quite well, and it's not a secret that they live out of boundary - we've been to their houses and I've talked to both moms about it.  One uses her MIL's address.  FWIW, they're a close-knit Asian family, and the family does spend a good amount of time together.  But, the student is a car rider, and it's definitely the mom who picks her up from school every day, so it's not an issue where they use grandparents for daycare, etc.  The mom has said that she thinks our ES is better than the one her DD was zoned for, so they use the MIL address and didn't try applying for a COSA.  She has never had an issue and our kids are in 4th grade.

The other friend uses a friend's address and it's only an issue at the end of the year when the reports cards get sent home because the kids' report cards don't get send to their house.  Also, they don't get the principal's robo-call every Sunday night.  But, all that info is on the website anyway, so it's not really an issue.[/quote]
I am not sure where you go. Perhaps capacity is not an issue there. But at my BCC cluster ES where my DD is finishing K, they definitely asked us for proof. It was part of the massive registration packet we had to submit.[/quote]

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