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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several neighbors in Takoma, DC are sending their kids down the street to school in Takoma Park. Their IB school would be Coolidge. Instead they're in a top middle school. Parents do what they need to do for the welfare of their kids. It's not our place to judge. Trust that there are many DC kids in school in MC and PG. We are inter-related communities. The money spent going after these people could be used to go after real criminals. [/quote]

No judgement just face the consequences if get caught. The implications are many re. planning, staffing, resources, etc. Think big picture not small...[/quote]

Right, but the cost/benefit of these cases doesn't seem worth it. Fire DC workers for fraud, fine. Prosecute SNAP abuse, fine. But these parents are not going to be able to afford treble damages. And there are many parents shuffling kids back and forth across DC/MC/PG border. So spend all of the money investigating and then charging and then having a trial and....no recovery. When there are many parents in each jurisdiction doing this, and having done this for decades particularly in the border wards (4, 8, etc.). I asked several coworkers who grew up in Maryland but went to school in DC on their grandparents' address. Their response was that everybody did when they were growing up. Sure, our tax dollars are supporting them - but PG/MC taxpayers are supporting DC kids, too. Parents are going to do what they think works best for their kids. period. [/quote]

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