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You know, I can think of all sorts of reasons why grandparents would legitimately be taking care of their grandkids on a regular basis.  Maybe they're keeping that kid out of foster care.  Maybe the kid has a single parent who can't afford a babysitter.  Maybe the parent works odd hours or has a long commute.

You have no idea what's going on with other families, except that they decided that L-T is the best option for their kid.  Not having a six-figure salary in a two-parent household doesn't preclude whatever means necessary to ensure their well-being, which may center on the simple continuity of a safe, familiar and predictable school day.[/quote]

I'm baffled at this discussion. You seem completely unaware. Don't you realize that grandparents in the African American community are part of the immediate family? That's the way many African Americans live and city officials understand it as well. It has deep roots in history, but became a necessity due to blacks being lured into drugs/prisons/etc. while employment opportunities were scarce. President Obama's grandmother lives in the White House. It's very common.[/quote]

My problem is that I'm all too aware.  I hang out with the longtime elderly neighbors on their porches, where they explain their extended family childcare arrangements to me.

Yea, yea, very common;  my parents are part of the immediate family, too.  When L-T parents have not relinquished custody rights to in-boundary relatives, don't file state or federal taxes in DC, don't rent or own real property in the L-T school district, or live with relatives or friends who do, and don't carry official DC ID, they aren't legal residents and shouldn't be sending their children to the school.  The fact that DCPS makes it ridiculously easy to fudge residency is not germane to the discussion.  The rules on residency are clear.  
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