Public school educators, by and large, are about encouraging people to enroll in school. Not erecting barriers to enrolling in school.

At one point the DME cross sector task force was thinking about proposing a centralized residency verification process to take this out of the control of every school.

Honestly maybe they should put the DC DMV in charge of this - they are total hard asses about complying with residency laws.

Here are all the ways that you can confirm residency. The thing that struck me is the very last option for a home visit. So is it saying that if the school comes by your house once and is satisfied that the child resides in the home, that's enough for the school? It seems like anyone could meet the residency criteria based on this.


You can use any one (1) of the following documents to prove residency:

A pay stub issued within the past 45 days showing DC tax withholdings, displaying the name and current address;
Proof of financial assistance from the Government of the District of Columbia (i.e., TANF, Medicaid, SCHIP, Housing, etc.) issued within the past 12 months, displaying your name and current address;
SSI (Supplemental Security Income) annual benefits notification issued within the past 12 months, displaying your name and current address;
A copy of Form D40 certified by the DC Office of Tax and Revenue displaying your name;
Official military housing orders, displaying your name, the student’s name, and residency or home address in DC including but not limited to the DEERS statement;
Proof that the child is a ward of the District of Columbia in the form of a court order or official documentation from DC Child and Family Services Agency; or
Embassy letter dated April 1, 2015 or later, showing the name of the caregiver enrolling the student, a statement indicating that the caregiver and the student currently live on embassy property in the District of Columbia or reside on DC property approved by the embassy during the relevant school year, and an unofficial seal.

If you do not have any of the documents listed above, you can use any two (2) of the following documents. (The address and name on each of the below items must be the same.)

District of Columbia-issued Driver's License or non-driver’s identification, displaying your name and current address;
Unexpired lease or rental agreement, displaying your name and current address, with a payment receipt for a period within 2 months;
Utility (gas, electric, water) bill, displaying your name and current address, with a payment receipt or cancelled check for payment of the bill for a period within 2 months; and/or
DC Vehicle Registration, displaying your name and current address.

Or none of the items listed above because one of the following applies:

The student is currently homeless and the school’s homeless liaison has provided the appropriate homeless referral documentation to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education;
The person enrolling the student has consented to a home visit. The school can come to your home to verify your child lives at the address.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is appalling.

Send the article to the chair of the DCPCSB and KIPP leadership.

They're probably all doing, seriously charter schools are big business and profits such a proliferation in the last few years. Has DC population grown enough to fill all these new schools?

+1

Like everything else in American public policy, follow the money folks. It's not that hard to see why residency cheaters are tolerated and even welcomed with open arms.

But it's not like KIPP would be suffering if they didn't accept MD families. There is a waitlist a mile long with DC families hoping to get in. That is what is mind-boggling.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/07/maryland-parent-uses-dc-apartment-to-prove-residency-so-kids-attend-district-schools/ The latest installment.

Why would she agree to speak with the reporters and be so candid/flippant?

Because she thinks what she is doing is common, clever, respectable, and 'legitimate.'

and entitled.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is appalling.

Send the article to the chair of the DCPCSB and KIPP leadership.

They're probably all doing, seriously charter schools are big business and profits such a proliferation in the last few years. Has DC population grown enough to fill all these new schools?

+1

Like everything else in American public policy, follow the money folks. It's not that hard to see why residency cheaters are tolerated and even welcomed with open arms.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is appalling.

Send the article to the chair of the DCPCSB and KIPP leadership.

They're probably all doing, seriously charter schools are big business and profits such a proliferation in the last few years. Has DC population grown enough to fill all these new schools?

Holy crap. I legitimately believe that she thinks doing this is perfectly legal and within the bounds of the law. It's obviously within the norms of her peer group.

This is insane.

Anonymous wrote:http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/07/maryland-parent-uses-dc-apartment-to-prove-residency-so-kids-attend-district-schools/ The latest installment.

Didn't we already establish that this is legal, per the letter of the law?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/07/maryland-parent-uses-dc-apartment-to-prove-residency-so-kids-attend-district-schools/ The latest installment.

Why would she agree to speak with the reporters and be so candid/flippant?

Because she thinks what she is doing is common, clever, respectable, and 'legitimate.'

Exactly. I have coworkers who talk freely about fraudulently attending DC schools, receiving WIC/Food Stamps, etc. There is no stigma whatsoever about fraud.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/07/maryland-parent-uses-dc-apartment-to-prove-residency-so-kids-attend-district-schools/ The latest installment.

Why would she agree to speak with the reporters and be so candid/flippant?

Because she thinks what she is doing is common, clever, respectable, and 'legitimate.'

Anonymous wrote:http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/07/maryland-parent-uses-dc-apartment-to-prove-residency-so-kids-attend-district-schools/ The latest installment.

Why would she agree to speak with the reporters and be so candid/flippant?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are hundreds, if not thousands, of parents who would kill to put their kids in KIPP. This is just really unfair to them and all DC resident taxpayers.

Well not according to DCUM

oh Snap!

And still nothing from Kaya, Muriel etc

Anonymous wrote:This is appalling.

Send the article to the chair of the DCPCSB and KIPP leadership.

This is appalling.