Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 19:47     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.


That seems like kind of a fun job.


Really? Wow, I would hate to hang out with you. Showing a pregnant mom the sonogram of her baby sounds like a fun job. Marrying a couple who are deeply in love sounds like a fun job. Rooting children out of an elementary school doesn't sound like a fun job. Necessary yes, but fun no. Unless of course, you're a miserable human being. Anyone who loves to deliver bad news is broken on some level. You are one of them, PP.


I think a registrar probably has lots of other duties besides "rooting children out of an elementary school."

And you sound like someone who has never seen anything bad on a sonogram. Congratulations.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 19:43     Subject: Residency Fraud
PP you're crazy! I would love a job that stops fraud! Don't be mean!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 19:24     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.


That seems like kind of a fun job.




Really? Wow, I would hate to hang out with you. Showing a pregnant mom the sonogram of her baby sounds like a fun job. Marrying a couple who are deeply in love sounds like a fun job. Rooting children out of an elementary school doesn't sound like a fun job. Necessary yes, but fun no. Unless of course, you're a miserable human being. Anyone who loves to deliver bad news is broken on some level. You are one of them, PP.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 17:17     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.


That seems like kind of a fun job.


Fraud is theft -- theft of a coveted school spot from someone who might otherwise be eligible for it and a theft of resources and services from other students and the school.

PP here. I agree. I mean it actually seems like fun to go out and find out if those listed addresses exist/match up. Law and order without the guns.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 17:16     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.


That seems like kind of a fun job.


Fraud is theft -- theft of a coveted school spot from someone who might otherwise be eligible for it and a theft of resources and services from other students and the school.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 17:14     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:Our school has a somewhat notorious OOB family that uses a rental property address to poach a coveted PK spot. DCPS could not care less. [/quote

It depends on the school. Janney (perhaps under pressure from parents) is pretty diligent in responding to residency fraud tips. Janney is also a very neighborhood-centric school so possible fraud stands out more easily. Fraudsters, including those who don't live in DC at all, may be less noticed in schools with a higher percentage of OOB students, who by definition live scattered across the city.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 17:06     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.


That seems like kind of a fun job.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 17:05     Subject: Residency Fraud
A friend is the registrar at a DCPS school. She has visited addresses claimed by parents as part of residency verification. Not the same as home visits but if a school suspects fraud, they can and some do visit to verify.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 16:38     Subject: Residency Fraud
Our school has a somewhat notorious OOB family that uses a rental property address to poach a coveted PK spot. DCPS could not care less.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 16:08     Subject: Re:Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:It's up to the school to follow up. If the family submits documentation a particular DCPS or DCPC school registrar accepts, and clears a home visit, case closed.



Home visits are NOT done to verify residency.* If the family submits documentation and it is accepted - case closed.

If you have additional information that shows that they provided false information - you can submit that to the Office of the State Superintendant which now investigates residency fraud for DC. They decide whether it warrants further investigation.

*Home visits are to establish a collaborative relationship between the teacher and the family -- not to ferret out residency fraud.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 16:04     Subject: Re:Residency Fraud
It's up to the school to follow up. If the family submits documentation a particular DCPS or DCPC school registrar accepts, and clears a home visit, case closed.

Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 15:19     Subject: Residency Fraud
Anonymous wrote:If you know someone is planning to commit residency fraud, how would you proceed? I only know this person in passing so can't directly tell them to stop.


You've gotta wait til they do it. It isn't fraud until they present false papers.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 15:18     Subject: Residency Fraud
Thank you!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 14:59     Subject: Residency Fraud
There's a hotline. (202) 719-6500

How have you missed the 29238383 page long thread on this subject!
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2016 14:57     Subject: Residency Fraud
If you know someone is planning to commit residency fraud, how would you proceed? I only know this person in passing so can't directly tell them to stop.