Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ I can see the distinction you're making. But guess what? Both families are cheating, and the fact that the DC family with 2 residences pay DC taxes STILL does not entitle them to cheat and lie to get into a better school. Again, there are rules, and people don't get to choose when and which rules apply to them.

So you won't report those families, fine. We still will, and without even the slightest hesitation.

Those hell bent on tattling on cheating families seem to need a reality check on what happens next. Not much.

If a principal wants a residency investigation done (and only if) DCPS Central sends an investigator to an address after arranging for one of the parents to let them in. The investigator turns up at the appointed time, checks to see if a kid's stuff is in his or her bedroom, and if it looks like the family really lives there, which takes all of 5 minutes. The parents may be asked to provide additional documentation proving residency. That's it.

You don't think that DC resident cheaters make sure that investigations go their way? They do of course, routinely. Until DCPS gets serious about addressing school quality issues, creative address cheating is here to stay.

Nice try at dissuading people from reporting, but I'd say the well-resourced families that I know of who were kicked out in the last 2 years would beg to differ about nothing happening. And one family I know of in particular definitely pulled out all the stops to stay. Honestly it was pressure from other parents that helped the Principal stay strong. They were out.

Well resourced? Pulled out all the stops? I'm intrigued . Can you elaborate?

Anonymous wrote:There are fewer than five families across the sytem who are committing residency fraud in any given year.

Seriously, chill the fuck out. There is much more serious malfeasance going on that does impact the quality of schools for all kids. Pay attention to things that really matter.

Anonymous wrote:There are fewer than five families across the sytem who are committing residency fraud in any given year.

Seriously, chill the fuck out. There is much more serious malfeasance going on that does impact the quality of schools for all kids. Pay attention to things that really matter.

Anonymous wrote:There are fewer than five families across the sytem who are committing residency fraud in any given year.

Seriously, chill the fuck out. There is much more serious malfeasance going on that does impact the quality of schools for all kids. Pay attention to things that really matter.

Anonymous wrote:There are fewer than five families across the sytem who are committing residency fraud in any given year.

Seriously, chill the fuck out. There is much more serious malfeasance going on that does impact the quality of schools for all kids. Pay attention to things that really matter.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ I can see the distinction you're making. But guess what? Both families are cheating, and the fact that the DC family with 2 residences pay DC taxes STILL does not entitle them to cheat and lie to get into a better school. Again, there are rules, and people don't get to choose when and which rules apply to them.

So you won't report those families, fine. We still will, and without even the slightest hesitation.

Those hell bent on tattling on cheating families seem to need a reality check on what happens next. Not much.

If a principal wants a residency investigation done (and only if) DCPS Central sends an investigator to an address after arranging for one of the parents to let them in. The investigator turns up at the appointed time, checks to see if a kid's stuff is in his or her bedroom, and if it looks like the family really lives there, which takes all of 5 minutes. The parents may be asked to provide additional documentation proving residency. That's it.

You don't think that DC resident cheaters make sure that investigations go their way? They do of course, routinely. Until DCPS gets serious about addressing school quality issues, creative address cheating is here to stay.

Nice try at dissuading people from reporting, but I'd say the well-resourced families that I know of who were kicked out in the last 2 years would beg to differ about nothing happening. And one family I know of in particular definitely pulled out all the stops to stay. Honestly it was pressure from other parents that helped the Principal stay strong. They were out.

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure that OOB families who didn't lottery in get kicked out on occasion, but not a lot. I've called the hotline before, to no avail. There's a guy at my in-boundary school who likes to get the principal's ear to complain about cheating. He hasn't managed to galvanize the like minded and isn't popular. It would be so much better if DCPS clarified residency requirements and upper documentation requirements. Encouraging parents to snitch doesn't seem like the way to go.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ I can see the distinction you're making. But guess what? Both families are cheating, and the fact that the DC family with 2 residences pay DC taxes STILL does not entitle them to cheat and lie to get into a better school. Again, there are rules, and people don't get to choose when and which rules apply to them.

So you won't report those families, fine. We still will, and without even the slightest hesitation.

Those hell bent on tattling on cheating families seem to need a reality check on what happens next. Not much.

If a principal wants a residency investigation done (and only if) DCPS Central sends an investigator to an address after arranging for one of the parents to let them in. The investigator turns up at the appointed time, checks to see if a kid's stuff is in his or her bedroom, and if it looks like the family really lives there, which takes all of 5 minutes. The parents may be asked to provide additional documentation proving residency. That's it.

You don't think that DC resident cheaters make sure that investigations go their way? They do of course, routinely. Until DCPS gets serious about addressing school quality issues, creative address cheating is here to stay.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ I can see the distinction you're making. But guess what? Both families are cheating, and the fact that the DC family with 2 residences pay DC taxes STILL does not entitle them to cheat and lie to get into a better school. Again, there are rules, and people don't get to choose when and which rules apply to them.

So you won't report those families, fine. We still will, and without even the slightest hesitation.

Those hell bent on tattling on cheating families seem to need a reality check on what happens next. Not much.

If a principal wants a residency investigation done (and only if) DCPS Central sends an investigator to an address after arranging for one of the parents to let them in. The investigator turns up at the appointed time, checks to see if a kid's stuff is in his or her bedroom, and if it looks like the family really lives there, which takes all of 5 minutes. The parents may be asked to provide additional documentation proving residency. That's it.

You don't think that DC resident cheaters make sure that investigations go their way? They do of course, routinely. Until DCPS gets serious about addressing school quality issues, creative address cheating is here to stay.

Anonymous wrote:^^ I can see the distinction you're making. But guess what? Both families are cheating, and the fact that the DC family with 2 residences pay DC taxes STILL does not entitle them to cheat and lie to get into a better school. Again, there are rules, and people don't get to choose when and which rules apply to them.

So you won't report those families, fine. We still will, and without even the slightest hesitation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beg to differ. If parents are willing to cover all their financial and document bases and more - pay rent or a 2nd mortgage, produce a lease, pay stub, and change their drivers license, vehicle registration, voter registration etc. address over to a 2nd property, I could care less where their kids go to school.

To my mind, the good of having more high earning, well educated upper middle class parents stay in DCPS far outweighs the "bad" of the "cheating" for me. Who wins when such parents run to Fairfax, Arlington and MoCo for schools. You? Poor kids? Nobody wins but real estate agents in the burbs.

I agree that it benefits DCPS when high earning, well educated upper middle class parents stay in DC and send their children to public school. Those parents should move in boundary to the school they would like their children to attend or they should play the lottery.

Residency fraud by middle class and affluent = good
Residency fraud by working class people = bad

This is such a double standard. Residency fraud is residency fraud.

I'd you have multiple homes and your primary residency doesn't get you into the school of your dreams do what most affluent people have always done in DC, send your child to private school.

Anonymous wrote: I agree that it benefits DCPS when high earning, well educated upper middle class parents stay in DC and send their children to public school. Those parents should move in boundary to the school they would like their children to attend or they should play the lottery.

Residency fraud by middle class and affluent = good
Residency fraud by working class people = bad

This is such a double standard. Residency fraud is residency fraud.

I'd you have multiple homes and your primary residency doesn't get you into the school of your dreams do what most affluent people have always done in DC, send your child to private school.