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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

No, PP, you're wrong.  Exploiting a loophole does not entail the immorality that the word "cheating" implies.

OP has an obligation to act in the best interests of OP's child.  OP thinks that a desirable charter school in DC might be the best fit for that child.

OP is a former DC resident and a long-time DC property owner.  By virtue of owning that property, OP is in a position to re-establish DC residency and secure a spot in that charter.  Once OP's child is attending the school, OP will have to decide whether to remain a DC resident and continue paying DC income taxes or return to VA and start paying non-resident tuition, assuming the charter allows OP to keep the spot.

I know of a family that moved over 1,000 miles into a very small apartment in DC to secure a spot for their child in a particular DC charter school.  That family plans to buy a house in order to have more space.  If they decide to move to VA for its larger houses and pay non-resident tuition to continue attending the charter -- assuming the charter allows them to keep the spot -- will they have engaged in some sort of immoral conduct?  Of course not.  They will have followed all of the rules under the DC charter law.

Why, then, is it cheating for OP to engage in essentially the same conduct?

As a former DC resident and a long-time DC property owner, OP's claim to a spot at a DC charter is at least a strong as that of a family with no ties to DC that moved 1,000 miles for that spot, and perhaps much stronger.

By the way, PP, let's keep my mother out of this discussion.

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The difference is, the OP has no intention of moving and establishing residency in DC. They just want to use their DC address to get their kid in. [/quote]

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