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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a DCPS Teacher

1. Most children attending DC public schools live in single parent/divorced parent/multiple guardianship homes. The other parent does not have to live in DC, and has a right to take their kid to school.

2. At my school we have at least 30-40 active families in the foster care system. DC does not have enough foster or group homes, meaning that temporary care providers may live in Maryland or VA. The children are Wards of DC Govt, and therefore have a right to attend a DC public school.

3. Taking pics of kids going to school is super creepy. [/quote]

I think the parents of higher SES, ECE children in particular vastly underestimate the number of divorced or never married families in DCPS. The number of divorces that happened among families at our charter school between 3rd and 5th grade was shocking to me (nearly 40% of families). The splits almost always wound up with one parent across the line in Maryland and another in DC with most kids staying in DC schools, at least through elementary school. [/quote]

The issue is the CUSTODIAL parent has to live in DC, but that is not enforced.[/quote]

Here can be 50/50 custody. In fact, that's the norm these days.[/quote]

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