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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the point of the question? DC residency fraud is clearly a black and white issue?

I'm not convinced. I've seen OSSE play with the language on school residency in poorly written rules multiple times in recent years, needlessly creating gray areas. I've seen domestic situations of close DC friends become complicated where residency goes, with one or both parents moving houses temporarily, parents separating and reuniting, and extended family becoming heavily involved in childcare on and off.

I like a live and let live approach where others act their own consciences, and take their own calculated risks. From where I sit, if a person pays DC taxes at a certain property every year their children attend DC public schools, good enough for residency. [/quote]

Personally, my line is drawn at income taxes. If you pay income taxes to DC, your kid can attend the school. Anyone paying income tax to MD or VA should NOT have a kid in the school. The parent claiming the kid needs to be a DC income tax payer/filer. It's the only fair way to manage this situation. If grandma in NE DC is handling the kid, then grandma should be claiming the child tax credit on her taxes.

It's very easy to link all of this, but OSSE isn't forcing it. This is such a simple and effective benchmark for proving residency.[/quote]

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