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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]it could be a first step towards changing the policy in the future.  dcum has pointed out online that the written policy was presumably well-intentioned but potentially a loophole for “moving” into the JR pyramid for 1 month and then claiming the policy supports that etc.  now people will think twice about gaming the system.  it would be cruel to suddenly say all students now attending under this provision cannot remain at their current e.g. elementary school next year.  [/quote]

I would be curious to know how many people actually try this, though -- moving IB for a school for a super short time just to enroll, and then returning to their OOB house. Especially if for less than a year.

I think people talk a big game on DCUM, and certainly some of this stuff happens (people using investment property addresses or grandparent addresses to claim IB status, moving temporarily to get an IB spot, etc.) but I really wonder how widespread it is. We have had bad lottery luck and had people in our neighborhood suggest doing stuff like this to get a spot in a better school, but notably none of the people recommending this strategy do it themselves. So I'm skeptical[/quote]

There are three buckets of people that use this policy:

1. Housing unstable families that genuinely are moving within the city multiple times in a year.
2. DCUM types that are subletting for the purpose of school enrollment.
3. Multi generational DC residents who have a parent, aunt, or cousin who still owns the family house in NW their family bought 40 years ago.

It’s talked about a lot on DCUM, but it’s actually done a LOT by real DC folks who can’t afford to live where they grew up, or who went through DCPS themselves and know what schools they want to send their kids to (and which to avoid). [/quote]

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