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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Try going into DC DMV and telling them that because of "cultural differences" and "informal arrangements" there are no "docs." How do you think that's going to work out?

I didn't think so.

So don't make the argument when it comes to the DC public and charter schools.
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I know we've moved on but want to circle back here because I think it demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding.  Driving is not a legally protected right.  Education is.  As a result, housing insecure families are able to use whatever documents they have access to, which includes informal letters, to access that education.  For the school system to require a level of documentation equivalent to the DMV of a family that is housing insecure, or has custody issues, would almost certainly bring a lawsuit. 
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I have family down South in public education and I was talking to them about this issue. It seems like in most cases there, issues like this come up around football (shocker) with players being legally adopted by in district families. In some cases it seems like there are legit reasons (think the Blindside) but in others it is a strictly just for football. If there have been any lawsuits around these more practices, they haven't worked.

No one is saying they can't go to school. In fact, I'm all for housing insecure DC students to get to school as quickly as possible. The examples pointed out in the series are not housing insecure people.[/quote]

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