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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an AA parent who recently purchased in DC, in a Deal/Wilson-zoned neighborhood.  I know of a couple cases like this (i.e., possible residency fraud due to using relatives' addresses when child lives elsewhere in DC), although I don't know of any families that live in MD.  I would not report them since I don't know the family situation with certainty, and also not really my thing.  I do, however, think the bar for proving residency should be higher, given how prevalent this seems to be.

I definitely think this should be investigated by OSSE when warranted, and don't think it's racist to do so.  There are many parents in DC, including many AA families, who play by the rules, and as a result are often relegated to waitlists, sometimes even when they live in the neighborhood (in the case of PK3/4).

That said, this is a poorly written article, and it doesn't really seem to be written in an objective way.  Further, I think some of the tactics used in this story, while perhaps legal, are distasteful: "A dozen people with Maryland tags all of went directly to Maryland after picking up their kids. Reporters also observed that the mothers and children stayed there overnight."  Were they camping out overnight outside of people's homes?

Finally, what paper is this?  I've never heard of it.  It looks to be a conservative paper, given the featured columns by Ann Coulter, the 'Guns' section, and the pro-Trump articles on the landing page.  This makes me question the motives of the journalist even more.
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Who cares what the motives are if there is even an inkling of truth to this, it is outrageous that DCPS chooses to look away and allow DC tax payers to get fleeced. [/quote]

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