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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shut up. Seriously. I am a DC resident with kids at a DCPS school, and I really don't understand why people obsess over this. It is a made-up problem.[/quote]

It's actually a large problem.  It's a theft of money out of DC taxpayer's pockets and, even sadder, a theft of services and scarce OOB spots from DC kids who would like to attend those schools but couldn't get in through the lottery.[/quote]

OK, but this is a problem in the way voter fraud is a problem: There is nothing to indicate it is widespread, or even existent. People use it to further their own agenda. In the case of voter fraud, people use that as a way to cover up their desire to keep poor people and minorities from voting. [/quote]

The problem is not insignificant.  People have written about how the pick up and drop off lines at some schools in the Hill area and certain charters are overwhelmingly full of MD cars.  There are even MD kids at hard to get into schools in upper NW like Wilson.  As was noted earlier, other iresidency fraud comes to light because of cases that get press attention for other reasons.

The analogy to voter fraud is misplaced.  A better analogy might be to insurance or benefit fraud  -- i.e., scheming to get someting to which a person is not legally entitled (in this case by residency in another state).

I have no problem stating my desire to keep non-tuition paying out-of-state persons  -- of whatever socioeconomic status or ethinic background -- from fraudulently taking spots in DCPS and charter schools.  Fraud is fraud and theft of services is theft.[/quote]

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