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Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Proving residency is basically done by showing a bill that shows the address that you say you are living at. There is no really checking to see if you really live there or not. You just have to have the bill.

They are stepping it up...you need utility bills and mortgage papers or rental contract, etc. The capacity issue is driving it. The more popular the school, e.g,. ASFS, the harder they crack down. Also--there are several mailings that go to the home address and your home address is published in the school directory that all families receive. It becomes pretty obvious who is gaming the system. It is a Federal crime. Parents do report.

I always wonder how anyone falsifying residency handles playdates. When my kid started Elem school there were all kind of organized playdates among classmates. Do these fradulent cheaters never host one the entire 6 years of elementary school? Or--do they continue to make up elaborate lies on why they are hosting a house in another county/state/district, etc?

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Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Proving residency is basically done by showing a bill that shows the address that you say you are living at. There is no really checking to see if you really live there or not. You just have to have the bill.

They are stepping it up...you need utility bills and mortgage papers or rental contract, etc. The capacity issue is driving it. The more popular the school, e.g,. ASFS, the harder they crack down. Also--there are several mailings that go to the home address and your home address is published in the school directory that all families receive. It becomes pretty obvious who is gaming the system. It is a Federal crime. Parents do report.

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Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Proving residency is basically done by showing a bill that shows the address that you say you are living at. There is no really checking to see if you really live there or not. You just have to have the bill.

They are stepping it up...you need utility bills and mortgage papers or rental contract, etc. The capacity issue is driving it. The more popular the school, e.g,. ASFS, the harder they crack down. Also--there are several mailings that go to the home address and your home address is published in the school directory that all families receive. It becomes pretty obvious who is gaming the system. It is a Federal crime. Parents do report.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Proving residency is basically done by showing a bill that shows the address that you say you are living at. There is no really checking to see if you really live there or not. You just have to have the bill.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Is this new/true for other schools, too? I read not too long ago that a W-L senior said there are many classmates who commute from Maryland and DC, and are using relatives' addresses. Others were upset, but it did not seem as if the commuters needed to hide it very much, supposedly there was hardly any enforcement...?
In light of the 'capacity' issues this surprised me.

Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.

Anonymous wrote:If you live within Key boundary your school options are excellent no matter what. I don't know what will happen when all the re-zoning takes place, but that will affect everyone I think.

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Thank you, we are currently looking for housing, either buy or rent, we will definitely move to Arlington this Spring/Summer, so my son will start his first grade in Arlington this Fall.
My husband works in Claredon, the commute from Baltimore to Claredon has been pretty hectic. Key school zone is the most ideal location for us, and I am just very confused reading APS's School Options online, I am not a big fan for Key's Immersion Program. Both Jamestown and Taylor are good schools, if my son has to go to Key instead of ASF, I rather send him to either Jamestown or Taylor.

They aren't going to force bilingual education on you if you don't want it. I suppose it's possible that the alternative to Key will become something other than ASFS, but so far, no.

Welcome to our neighborhood (we're zoned for Key but send our kids to Taylor).

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Thank you, we are currently looking for housing, either buy or rent, we will definitely move to Arlington this Spring/Summer, so my son will start his first grade in Arlington this Fall.
My husband works in Claredon, the commute from Baltimore to Claredon has been pretty hectic. Key school zone is the most ideal location for us, and I am just very confused reading APS's School Options online, I am not a big fan for Key's Immersion Program. Both Jamestown and Taylor are good schools, if my son has to go to Key instead of ASF, I rather send him to either Jamestown or Taylor.

Anonymous wrote:You have to prove residency at time of admission. There are very strict about it since they have had problems in the past. If you are currently living in Key district when the school year starts- your child will be able to attend ASFS. I assume if you transfer into the distric mid-year it is the same. If you falsify documents to get him in---be warned they've caught people and have been cracking down hard as enrollment increases.