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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After reading trough a lot of this I feel most posters can be put into three groups

1- black people who feel that not running some of the district's poor black kids through ringer who don't have stable lives to begin with is a priority even if it lets in some opportunistic cheats from PG who bank on blending in.

2- white people who are not the least bit sympathetic that increasing the rigors on residency documentation would hit both the poor and ward 9 because they think the issue is "black and white" about DC resources

3- the Dutch [/quote]

"Isn't a priority"[/quote]

And maybe there are some people who  simply believe that it being a parent involves some relatively minor inconveniences, like having to organize a small amount of paperwork, and perhaps take a small amount of time off from work, to have the government pay for your child entire education  while also taking real steps to prevent fraud that is draining DC's financial resources.  Maybe there are people who do not believe that this is overly burdensome on children, or that parents even need to alert their children to the fact that they are assembling this a documentation.   DC losing money due to the fraud of Maryland residents.  If the family is a recipient of services that are subject to fraud, like parents of kids in DC schools,  then those parents should reasonably expect to need to participate actively and antifraud measures.  Locating and assembling documents is just not that big of a deal and does not need to disrupt and already fragile existence as you seem to imply.  The parents simply gather the materials and submit them.  How much do you think we could improve the experience of DC student, my lower in class size, improving facilities, or providing better learning materials, with the savings from identifying fraud?   Are we really OK throwing all of that money away because families don't want to fill out paperwork and find forms? Or maybe even take time off from work one day?

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So, really?  How do you know they didn't?  And if you think that they didn't, did you know there's a way to report them and launch an investigation?  A hotline and an online form you can submit:  http://osse.dc.gov/service/investigation-and-residency-fraud.  I mean, if it's that much of a concern to you, then "take time off work one day" to pursue the case and submit the information to investigators.

My primary concern is the quality of the education at my child's school.  I don't think it's impacted much by residency fraud and I could not care less about chasing down families at ours or any other school. Damn sure don't have the time.  In fact, I support every kid at my kid's school in spirit and dollars and hope every day that every parent there does the same.  I hope the teachers are supported and [i]feel[/i] supported. I hope the principal gives her all - HER ALL - to making sure that every child enrolled feels part of a community and capable of achieving their best.  I expect the school administrators have done their duty to ensure residency and would be mad as hell if they also had to devote time to questioning people about their addresses during drop off.

That is not their fucking job.
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You are being wholly nonsensical. How does any of that have to do with DC requiring adherence to residency documentation requirements, as well as follow up, of course not by teachers, if fraud is suspected?    Not chasing parents in carpool lines, not photographing children, no hyper drama needed.  Just boring, thoughtful anti-fraud  measures.  It's not that complicated. DC just wants to look the other way.  And while I'm glad you want your daughter to have a great school, you are not the only person funding the DC school system. Lots of us don't even have kids in the system and are paying. Why should I pay for a Maryland resident to attend school just because her parents cheated, got her into your kids school through fraud, and you like her?   You are essentially saying that DC taxpayers should simply throw money at Maryland residents because Maryland hasn't figured out it's school system adequately. Because you like your daughter's classmates. [/quote]

And don't forget, every fraudster family may be taking one or more spots that some deserving DC kids were not able to get through the lottery.  They are using funds and misappropriating resources that could otherwise go to hiring specialty teachers and teachers and fund enrichment and remedial programs for DC students.  It's fraud and theft of services, pure and simple.[/quote]

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