Anonymous wrote: Ha. No, that's not what you're hearing. You're hearing from people who bought or rented a primary residence in boundary for a good school and didn't have to cheat the system to do it.

I hear entitlement: "My kid deserves to go to whatever school I decide, and I get to live
wherever I want, too! The rules are for other suckers."

Parents who own more than one DC residence also bought or rented a "principal residence" (that's the legal term, not primary residence) in-boundary for a good school and didn't have to cheat the system to do it. I still hear jealousy. Some of us put up with a lot to own properties before gentrification really kicked in.

What I hear is that the rules, as currently written, say your kid deserves to go to school wherever you own or rent a house and pay all relevant federal and DC taxes. Sounds like you should be lobbying to tighten up the rules, not ranting about having others jailed and fined.

While OP's plan smacks of entitlement, as far as I can tell, DCPS regulations are pretty vague and it's not expressly forbidden. And it sounds like she may end up paying as much for her two places than some people are paying IB so it's not like she's cheating financially. However, if the school decides to look into OP's situation it will be probably be clear that it's not a primary residence so there's a risk that many people wouldn't want to take. Even then I would guess it's at the school's discretion though. But OP, it does not help your case to inject race into this. The people who don't like what you're doing had no idea what your race was until you brought it up. And I don't think anyone cares about it except for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this forum moderated? If so, this thread needs to be closed.

Why, because you've been called out on your entitlement?

PP here, no because I think the OP is just trolling and there is no longer anything productive being said.

21:44 EXACTLY!!!!

Anonymous wrote:Is this forum moderated? If so, this thread needs to be closed.

Why, because you've been called out on your entitlement?

Is this forum moderated? If so, this thread needs to be closed.

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of having the rules clarified, as well as the interface between property tax law and residency regulations for public school enrollment. To be sure, the law favors owners of multiple real properties, since they can freely designate one as their primary residence, so long as they're willing to pay the tax on it as such. What I'm hearing here is jealousy on the part of those who haven't had the luck, timing and wherewithal to own multiple DC homes.

I see tenants renting in more than one location, and home owners/tenants as in more of a gray area, but then that's a matter for politicians and ed officials. The VA and MD school district residency requirement pages leave much less to guess work than DCPS', surely on purpose in a city where multigenerational families, and poverty, are more the norm.

Ha. No, that's not what you're hearing. You're hearing from people who bought or rented a primary residence in boundary for a good school and didn't have to cheat the system to do it.

I hear entitlement: "My kid deserves to go to whatever school I decide, and I get to live
wherever I want, too! The rules are for other suckers."

This post is about residency fraud. It is unfortunate and shows how willing parents are to game the system.

I don't have a problem with the fact that OP wants to send her child to a good school. We all want that. I do have a problem with her attitude towards the whole system. She can clearly afford to live in bound to a good school. She just prefers extra space. I have to sympathy for that. Zero.

yes, agree-they should be punished for doing this. I think people do this more often than people think and they justify it by saying they are doing what is best for their child. Ridiculous!

Anonymous wrote:People shouldn't go to jail for this. Their children should be removed from the school they entered falsely, though.

I disagree. I think there should be a very hefty fine AT A MINIMUM or some time in jail.

I'm in favor of having the rules clarified, as well as the interface between property tax law and residency regulations for public school enrollment. To be sure, the law favors owners of multiple real properties, since they can freely designate one as their primary residence, so long as they're willing to pay the tax on it as such. What I'm hearing here is jealousy on the part of those who haven't had the luck, timing and wherewithal to own multiple DC homes.

I see tenants renting in more than one location, and home owners/tenants as in more of a gray area, but then that's a matter for politicians and ed officials. The VA and MD school district residency requirement pages leave much less to guess work than DCPS', surely on purpose in a city where multigenerational families, and poverty, are more the norm.

People shouldn't go to jail for this. Their children should be removed from the school they entered falsely, though.

Anonymous wrote:Where is the law that says you and your immediate family can't sleep in different DC properties you own while your children attend public school? The Ozzie and Harriet model of parents sharing the same house, bedroom and bed every night of the year when they're not on vacation doesn't hold for every stable DC family in 2014. Thankfully, DCPS enrollment doesn't involve going on TV to explain exactly how one's personal life works. Some of us know that if DCPS were to investigate, they'd get nowhere because we can easily produce many more valid residency docs than we need to enroll our kids, and their toys, clothes, books etc. reside in multiple bedrooms. Remember Woody Allen and Mia Farrow sleeping on opposite sides of Central Park, and sending some of their kids to NYC public schools?

Which school and grade are you cheating?

My OP?