Anonymous wrote:The kid was most likely unofficially living with grandma.
What happans to a family when they become homeless? Do the kids have to drop out of school? What about families in motels? Are they residents?
And kids of migrant farm laborers?

These PG/Moco effers are not a bunch of homeless do-gooders! Quit wasting people's time with this BS!

Anonymous wrote:The kid was most likely unofficially living with grandma.
What happans to a family when they become homeless? Do the kids have to drop out of school? What about families in motels? Are they residents?
And kids of migrant farm laborers?

Actually, all of those scenarios are specifically covered in the residency verification process. Possibly harder to prove to be homeless but it's specifically laid out in the verification process (and presumably in the law(s).

Anonymous wrote:The kid was most likely unofficially living with grandma.
What happans to a family when they become homeless? Do the kids have to drop out of school? What about families in motels? Are they residents?
And kids of migrant farm laborers?

Federal law gives extensive protection for homeless kids.

And which DC farms hire migrant laborers?

The kid was most likely unofficially living with grandma.
What happans to a family when they become homeless? Do the kids have to drop out of school? What about families in motels? Are they residents?
And kids of migrant farm laborers?

Anonymous wrote:Awesome:

Barbara Campbell, former D.C. principal, sued for tuition fraud

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzveXjxB

A former D.C. principal and her family are being sued by the city for allowing her great-grandson, who lived outside the district, to attend her school for free.

The tuition fraud suit against Barbara Campbell, her daughter and granddaughter was filed Friday. The suit alleges Campbell and her family enrolled the child at Langdon Education Campus in D.C. for more than two years and lied about where the child lived.

At an administrative hearing, the family testified that the boy lived in D.C. with his mother when, in fact, he lived with Campbell in Maryland.

According to the Office of the Attorney General, the city is seeking more than $75,000 in unpaid tuition and civil penalties.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzvUEqiT

I'm confused. If the boy's mother lived in DC, that should have been enough to entitle him to a DC education, even if he was living with his grandmother in MD.

The law in DC is a follows:

(a) In the case of: (1) each adult who attends a public school of the District of Columbia and does not reside in the District of Columbia; and (2) each child who attends such a public school and does not have a parent, guardian, custodian, or other primary caregiver who resides in the District of Columbia, or is not an orphan; there shall be paid to the State Education Office the amount fixed by the State Education Office pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

DC ST § 38-302

So, the law requires adults to reside in DC, but children only to have a parent, custodian, or primary caregiver who resides in DC.

For example, in a divorce situation where the mother has custody and resides in MD and the father resides in DC, the child could attend a DCPS.

I don't see how having a mother who resides in DC while living with your grandmother in MD is fundamentally different. Why did the family bother lying about where the child lived?

Would someone who really understands the law please explain.

Anonymous wrote:Are we going to bring back the segregation laws?

Nah, I think we can just settle for enforcing the existing laws.

Anonymous wrote:Are we going to bring back the segregation laws?

no. just trying to enforce rules that only DC residents can attend DCPS funded by DC tax payers (non DC residents can attend if there are no DC residents claiming a spot AND if they pay tuition).

Anonymous wrote:Are we going to bring back the segregation laws?

Are those actual past DC laws that have something to do with who goes to which schools, or is this just more silly hyperbole about becoming Stalinist/returning to segregation/Babylon?

Are we going to bring back the segregation laws?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Awesome:

Barbara Campbell, former D.C. principal, sued for tuition fraud

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzveXjxB

A former D.C. principal and her family are being sued by the city for allowing her great-grandson, who lived outside the district, to attend her school for free.

The tuition fraud suit against Barbara Campbell, her daughter and granddaughter was filed Friday. The suit alleges Campbell and her family enrolled the child at Langdon Education Campus in D.C. for more than two years and lied about where the child lived.

At an administrative hearing, the family testified that the boy lived in D.C. with his mother when, in fact, he lived with Campbell in Maryland.

According to the Office of the Attorney General, the city is seeking more than $75,000 in unpaid tuition and civil penalties.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzvUEqiT

if she cheated, I hope they make her pay up all the money. Until DC become serious not only about finding the cheaters, but also about making them pay for back tuition, the problem is not going away. if the worse punishment is just having their kids kicked out from a school they should not have been in the first place, cheaters will keep doing it.

This. Time to make these effers pay. The revenue could bring the dollars to open up charters or improve DCPS. Slots would then be available to DC kids who've waiting for their chance stolen by cheaters!!!

Anonymous wrote:Awesome:

Barbara Campbell, former D.C. principal, sued for tuition fraud

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzveXjxB

A former D.C. principal and her family are being sued by the city for allowing her great-grandson, who lived outside the district, to attend her school for free.

The tuition fraud suit against Barbara Campbell, her daughter and granddaughter was filed Friday. The suit alleges Campbell and her family enrolled the child at Langdon Education Campus in D.C. for more than two years and lied about where the child lived.

At an administrative hearing, the family testified that the boy lived in D.C. with his mother when, in fact, he lived with Campbell in Maryland.

According to the Office of the Attorney General, the city is seeking more than $75,000 in unpaid tuition and civil penalties.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzvUEqiT

if she cheated, I hope they make her pay up all the money. Until DC become serious not only about finding the cheaters, but also about making them pay for back tuition, the problem is not going away. if the worse punishment is just having their kids kicked out from a school they should not have been in the first place, cheaters will keep doing it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, they are not our neighbors.
Jesus said love your neighbor, and next he was asked to define who is "neighbor". I assume the concensus is that in order to love your neighbor you need to report the ones who are not neighbors.
This would not be an issue if we had a thing like free schooling for children or if the powers that be would actually be able to provide schooling and funds etc.
Maybe we could just make it against the law for certain people to have children?

Yeah, but Jesus was inbound for an excellent school. It was easy for Him to say that.

Not to mention He has some serious "connections"! He could get in anywhere... except Yu Ying, of course.

^^ That really does set a tone. In that case the mom even lived in DC - that is really making a statement about how serious this is about to get if they're so publicly going after her, because how did they even prove her great grandson didn't live with his mom?

But if a public school Prinicipal is going to be selfish/dumb/crazy enough to buck their own system, they should be publicly taken down.

Very glad this made the news right now around lottery and enrollment time!

Awesome:

Barbara Campbell, former D.C. principal, sued for tuition fraud

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzveXjxB

A former D.C. principal and her family are being sued by the city for allowing her great-grandson, who lived outside the district, to attend her school for free.

The tuition fraud suit against Barbara Campbell, her daughter and granddaughter was filed Friday. The suit alleges Campbell and her family enrolled the child at Langdon Education Campus in D.C. for more than two years and lied about where the child lived.

At an administrative hearing, the family testified that the boy lived in D.C. with his mother when, in fact, he lived with Campbell in Maryland.

According to the Office of the Attorney General, the city is seeking more than $75,000 in unpaid tuition and civil penalties.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/02/barbara-campbell-former-d-c-principal-sued-for-tuition-fraud--85283.html#ixzz2KzvUEqiT

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, they are not our neighbors.
Jesus said love your neighbor, and next he was asked to define who is "neighbor". I assume the concensus is that in order to love your neighbor you need to report the ones who are not neighbors.
This would not be an issue if we had a thing like free schooling for children or if the powers that be would actually be able to provide schooling and funds etc.
Maybe we could just make it against the law for certain people to have children?

Yeah, but Jesus was inbound for an excellent school. It was easy for Him to say that.

I love you, PP. That was the funniest funny I've read all day. Thank you.

No problem, always happy when I can bring The Funny!