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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it became more well known that F-S is primarily used by OOB parents as a convenient drop-off point for their kids, on the parents' way to work on the west side of town, more people will begin asking why that real estate isn't being used for neighborhood purposes.[/quote]

I bet it would be even more convenient for those parents to drop off (or walk) their kids to school in their own neighborhoods.[/quote]

Not if they live in MD...[/quote]

Oooh, that's true, I have seen a lot of MD plates at dropoff at F-S.  However, I've since learned from reading this board that those MD plates probably come from just one parent, while the other lives in DC but probably doesn't have primary custody of the child; or,[b] the "MD" plates are from parents who are seeking better insurance rates for their vehicles, but they really live in DC; so there's really no problem[/b].[/quote]

Yes, there is a problem in that case.  Maybe not for the schools, but insurance fraud hurts everyone.  If you do the right thing and register your car in DC (and pay higher rates), you are effectively subsiding these bozos.  I'm still surprised that the go-along-to-get-along, don't say nuthin' to nobody DC culture that tolerates (even celebrates) cheating.

As for schools, I don't doubt that some number of MD plates are single parents who may have part custody, etc., but the reality is that there are kids who live in Maryland and attend DCPS without paying tuition.  Full stop.  There were a couple in my daughter's class when she was in elementary school.  And everyone remembers "What ward is Landover in?"[/quote]

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