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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS parent here, and I feel like I must be missing something. DCPS has free preschool across the board, rather than just Head Start, right?  So people believe MD folks will sneak their 3 & 4 year olds across the border to avoid paying for pre-school if they live in MD.

So is that the concern?  Or do DCPS parents also think MD kids aged 5-18 are sneaking into DCPS?  And if so, why?  I can see a federal employee parent wanting to get out of paying for preschool (it's wrong, of course.  But I believe it happens). But once kindergarten starts, what is the rationale believing that any MCPS parents aren't just using MD schools?

Also, where are the VA Parents (FCPS/APS/ACPS) while this is going on? Why do DCPS parents think MD parents are residence cheats, but not VA parents?

Thanks!  Now back to your regularly scheduled sniping...[/quote]

FCPS poster- why are you on this thread since it doesn't concern you at all?  Why ask about a DC issue, known to DC parents?  Go away and get a life. [/quote]

Well, this showed up on recent topics. I clicked a link.  I read the posts. You know, like everyone else on DCUM. I found the assumption that MD parents cheat, but no mention of VA interesting. This is a legitimate, non-trolley, non-snarky question. Why would MCPS parents do this and not FCPS?  If I was going to residency cheat, I would just do it within FCPS. Why is  MCPS not the same?  And why don't poor kids in MCPS just use their own head start?

The PGCS answer makes sense. I hadn't considered that.

I have as much right to participate as you do.  So STFU. [/quote]

"Hi, just popping in here. Please summarize the last 5 years of discussion on this topic for me real quick. Kthxbai!"[/quote]

HaHa!  Totally agree. Go away FCPS poster. FCPS sucks and I'd sooner die than live in that dump. Get a life. [/quote]

Wow.  That's a lot of hostility.  It's really interesting that's there is so much resentment by a DCPS parent against FCPS.  Does it really bother you that much that you are stuck choosing between a crappy neighborhood school and shelling out $$$ for private?  Meanwhile, 7 miles away, my DC1 is attending TJ and DC2 is in AAP at a TJ feeder MS that is consistently rated as one of the top 5 middle schools in VA. For free.  I guess if I were in your shoes, I'd lash out too.  *Hugs* PP.  It must be really hard to be a DCPS parent. [/quote]

better than being a loser TJ parent hanging out on a DCPS board! FWIW the only thing that seems almost as bad as DCPS parents is the FCPS parents obsessed with AAP. [/quote]

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