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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What should [i]not[/i] be happening is for the onus to rat out cheaters to fall on parents.

I hate the witch hunt culture that develops around suspected cheating with those calling hotlines seldom knowing the full story.  E.g. good friends of ours , longtime Upper NW residents and taxpayers, recently stayed in VA for a few months, in a relative's place, after a house fire in DC.  They were hassling with their home insurer, unable to afford to rent locally while the damage was fixed.   Sure enough, a couple fellow JKLM parents called the cheating hotline on them after their 8 year-old mentioned to friends that he was "living in VA."  When DCPS contacted the principle to ask for an investigation, it all got sorted out.   Needless to say the family is no longer dying to support the school, or DCPS.

DCPS needs to UP DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS TO HEAD OFF ADDRESS CHEATING (including by allowing parents to submit HUD mortgage documentation to register, as in the burbs), vs. by encouraging parents to tattle on others as a cost-saving measure.    [/quote]

How about cross checking income tax forms?  That would root put a lot of cheaters. [/quote]

You can still own a property in another state and file taxes elsewhere. Live in MD and file your taxes in DC, with the address you use for residency verification. No biggie. [/quote]

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