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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am extremely skeptical about the quality and motivation of Daily Caller investigative reporting, but I have to say, it does sound like a pretty severe problem and like they did actual (appropriate) reporting.  It's not "stalking".  But I'm not sure about the quality of the reporting.  For example, how they describe L-T as

"in a mostly white neighborhood along a commuter route that runs from Prince George’s County to federal buildings downtown.

The school is almost entirely black and government statistics indicate that few of the students live in the neighborhood. Poor test scores have left neighborhood parents feeling they can’t use their own school, and must pay for private education or enroll their children in a more distant public school."

I don't think that accurately represents the L-T demographics, the current reputation of L-T, or the legitimate OOB system. [b] It also seems to be trying to drive a pretty ugly racial/class wedge.[/b]  [/quote]

Exactly.  Cheating happens in every use of public funds, but photographing people and following them home is beyond creepy.  [/quote]

Fraud is fraud, and this is standard for investigative journalism.  It's clear that the school principal ("nothing to see here") won't do anything about the fraud, although the evidence is right in front of her eyes.[/quote]

Calling this article journalism is really a stretch, with its frequent use of terms like[i] vast majority, many, some, dozens[/i].  How does one follow "dozens" of people and also determine parental relationships? Oh and we're supposed to believe that the "vast majority" of these people are driving nice cars to jobs in DC, but "dozens" turn around and drive back to Maryland?

I don't doubt that residency fraud happens but this article is not journalism, it's hokey - and yes indeed, racist - conjecture.

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Ah, the race card is played.  Have you run out of the usual arguments already? -- one divorced parent lives in MD, DC car in the repair shop, the nanny drives the Escalade (!), foster kids in MD, family just moved to DC and haven't had time to register the car, etc., etc.

By the way, the kid in the one photo alighting from the MD car looks .... white.   Personally, I'd be pissed if little green kids from Mars were sneaking into DCPS schools.[/quote]

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