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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Residency verification should be the same as verification for DC TAG, which includes a certified copy of DC tax return. It's all done electronically now and not particularly onerous. [/quote]

Except you can't - because attendance at school is compulsory and you are not supposed to erect barriers to enrollment (e.g. even undocumented people can walk in and attend). No one has a right to go to college, much less get a voucher to reduce the cost.

OSSE now allows people to voluntarily give OTR permission to share their tax info to prove residency but I don't think it can be made compulsory.[/quote]

Not true.

No one csn just show up at s school and attend just because.[/quote]

If you say you are homeless and sleeping in your car, on the streets, or doubled up with family members due to economic reasons you can declare you are homeless and you can in fact show up at a school and be enrolled.[/quote]

yes, and if you say car or streets, CFSA will be contacted and you'll be pushed into a motel or shelter or staying with a relative if you want to keep your kids.

[b]It seems unlikely that anyone is claiming homelessness as a means of getting into any school.[/b][/quote]

Former registrar here: happens more often than you might think. Homeless can mean doubled up - you're not permitted to ask for residency in those cases and investigating the homeless is awkward at best.[/quote]

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