Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 20:24     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Even if this is a troll post, I legitimately had a coworker ask me if they could use my address in FCPS for their child to apply to TJ because they lived in Maryland. I had a second coworker at that same place who asked if they could use my address to get a VA license because they would have a longer waiting period to transfer their international license to a US license in MD than VA. Neither coworker was born and raised in the US.

Some other cultures may not see the blatant fraud they're asking for problematic. That doesn't mean it's right but people do legitimately ask coworkers to commit residency fraud to benefit them.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 20:04     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:My kid is in Woodson. So I just have to say we want him to learn Russian and he can go to Langley? Simple as that?

Re: OP's post, I know it's a troll post, but to play along... not sure if it's fraud or not but it's not allowed. No one may ever check but you aren't supposed to do it. The kids could get a better experience though and it may not hurt anyone so... I wonder, why the intense reactions? Because some of us have more money to buy our way into better pyramids? I say if the parent is motivated to get into a better pyramid (hopefully for the academic and networking opportunities) why not let them (if you feel confident you will not be punished)?


Why have school boundaries at all? Why not just let people enroll their kids wherever they want and add trailers if there aren’t enough seats in the building?
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 20:00     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:My kid is in Woodson. So I just have to say we want him to learn Russian and he can go to Langley? Simple as that?

Re: OP's post, I know it's a troll post, but to play along... not sure if it's fraud or not but it's not allowed. No one may ever check but you aren't supposed to do it. The kids could get a better experience though and it may not hurt anyone so... I wonder, why the intense reactions? Because some of us have more money to buy our way into better pyramids? I say if the parent is motivated to get into a better pyramid (hopefully for the academic and networking opportunities) why not let them (if you feel confident you will not be punished)?


I think the counter argument is that if enough people find loopholes to get into pyramids they either don’t live in nor can find a FCPS approved method to attend then the “better pyramid” you live in might get overcrowded causing some to get rezoned out.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 19:08     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
My kid is in Woodson. So I just have to say we want him to learn Russian and he can go to Langley? Simple as that?

Re: OP's post, I know it's a troll post, but to play along... not sure if it's fraud or not but it's not allowed. No one may ever check but you aren't supposed to do it. The kids could get a better experience though and it may not hurt anyone so... I wonder, why the intense reactions? Because some of us have more money to buy our way into better pyramids? I say if the parent is motivated to get into a better pyramid (hopefully for the academic and networking opportunities) why not let them (if you feel confident you will not be punished)?
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 15:04     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how so many liberal people don't want the downtrodden to have access to their better quality schools even when it is in the SAME county and SAME school district.

These are often the same people who think there should be no more affirmative action because everyone now has the same opportunities and same access to quality education if the parent only put forth some effort. Yet when a parent tries to do that people are appalled.

OP it is really easy now to change an address on a bill online like a medical record, print it out for residency purposes and change it back.

So I would be cagey about saying yes through a text or email or anything written, but saying verbally if mail came to your house that was addressed to your co-worker you wouldn't send it back to the school and mark it person doesn't live here. And that many people who do that end up getting a PO Box so mail is sent to the PO Box.


I would bet that the people committing residency fraud are people who wanted the bigger house at a cheap price and bought in a HS pyramid that they are not happy with. They are looking for a way to move their kid to a school they prefer without having to buy a more expensive, smaller house at the school they want to go to.

I would have no problem supporting FARMs kids being allowed to opt-in to a different HS with transportation. I have no problem with that. I don’t think parents who are not FARMs, choosing to live in an area, and then trying to find someone to pretend that they live in Langley boundaries to go to HS there. Pupil place if you want to attend the school.



NP.

The problem is Justice HS has far more FARMS and BIPOC kids than Langley. Can’t you see the OP’s co-worker is desperate for her kids to get away from the BIPOCS and FARMS?

Why shouldn’t the OP help her friend get away from people like that? What’s the problem?


DP. While your attempt at trolling is pretty lame, just thought it was worth pointing out that Langley is majority minority. That often gets lost in this discussion.


Swing and a miss, PP. but you already knew that.

The Langley BIPOCs mostly benefit from unearned Asian/ Indian privilege.

The Justice BIPOCs are true URMs: Latinx youth from under-resourced communities.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 12:04     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how so many liberal people don't want the downtrodden to have access to their better quality schools even when it is in the SAME county and SAME school district.

These are often the same people who think there should be no more affirmative action because everyone now has the same opportunities and same access to quality education if the parent only put forth some effort. Yet when a parent tries to do that people are appalled.

OP it is really easy now to change an address on a bill online like a medical record, print it out for residency purposes and change it back.

So I would be cagey about saying yes through a text or email or anything written, but saying verbally if mail came to your house that was addressed to your co-worker you wouldn't send it back to the school and mark it person doesn't live here. And that many people who do that end up getting a PO Box so mail is sent to the PO Box.


I would bet that the people committing residency fraud are people who wanted the bigger house at a cheap price and bought in a HS pyramid that they are not happy with. They are looking for a way to move their kid to a school they prefer without having to buy a more expensive, smaller house at the school they want to go to.

I would have no problem supporting FARMs kids being allowed to opt-in to a different HS with transportation. I have no problem with that. I don’t think parents who are not FARMs, choosing to live in an area, and then trying to find someone to pretend that they live in Langley boundaries to go to HS there. Pupil place if you want to attend the school.



NP.

The problem is Justice HS has far more FARMS and BIPOC kids than Langley. Can’t you see the OP’s co-worker is desperate for her kids to get away from the BIPOCS and FARMS?

Why shouldn’t the OP help her friend get away from people like that? What’s the problem?


DP. While your attempt at trolling is pretty lame, just thought it was worth pointing out that Langley is majority minority. That often gets lost in this discussion.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 11:48     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how so many liberal people don't want the downtrodden to have access to their better quality schools even when it is in the SAME county and SAME school district.

These are often the same people who think there should be no more affirmative action because everyone now has the same opportunities and same access to quality education if the parent only put forth some effort. Yet when a parent tries to do that people are appalled.

OP it is really easy now to change an address on a bill online like a medical record, print it out for residency purposes and change it back.

So I would be cagey about saying yes through a text or email or anything written, but saying verbally if mail came to your house that was addressed to your co-worker you wouldn't send it back to the school and mark it person doesn't live here. And that many people who do that end up getting a PO Box so mail is sent to the PO Box.


I would bet that the people committing residency fraud are people who wanted the bigger house at a cheap price and bought in a HS pyramid that they are not happy with. They are looking for a way to move their kid to a school they prefer without having to buy a more expensive, smaller house at the school they want to go to.

I would have no problem supporting FARMs kids being allowed to opt-in to a different HS with transportation. I have no problem with that. I don’t think parents who are not FARMs, choosing to live in an area, and then trying to find someone to pretend that they live in Langley boundaries to go to HS there. Pupil place if you want to attend the school.



NP.

The problem is Justice HS has far more FARMS and BIPOC kids than Langley. Can’t you see the OP’s co-worker is desperate for her kids to get away from the BIPOCS and FARMS?

Why shouldn’t the OP help her friend get away from people like that? What’s the problem?
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 10:30     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not a fake lease- real lease with some sort of monthly agreement. I have heard people in my neighborhood charge $500 per month


Residency. Living at the address you attest to.

Are the children moving in with OP? No.

Fraud.


Technically only one parent or guardian needs to live at that address.


It’s where the child sleeps at least 50% of the time. If parent A lives in one zone but only sees kid every other weekend, child is supposed to go where parent B lives. If it’s 50/50 custody, either address works.


That's the rule, but personally, I would say the vast majority of people do not care at all if a kid goes to school in every-other-weekend-dad's school district. I mean, seriously, dad (or mom) is paying taxes there and their kid should be able to use the schools even if they spend more time with the other parent.

Using a co-worker's address? That is next level.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2025 07:28     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how so many liberal people don't want the downtrodden to have access to their better quality schools even when it is in the SAME county and SAME school district.

These are often the same people who think there should be no more affirmative action because everyone now has the same opportunities and same access to quality education if the parent only put forth some effort. Yet when a parent tries to do that people are appalled.

OP it is really easy now to change an address on a bill online like a medical record, print it out for residency purposes and change it back.

So I would be cagey about saying yes through a text or email or anything written, but saying verbally if mail came to your house that was addressed to your co-worker you wouldn't send it back to the school and mark it person doesn't live here. And that many people who do that end up getting a PO Box so mail is sent to the PO Box.


It’s interesting how you come up with all kinds of bizarre theories about others.

Truly homeless kids are allowed to enroll anywhere. No one is keeping them out.

People transporting kids to out of bounds schools are usually not the ones in greatest need. They have the resources to get their kids to and from the school. People who are really struggling can rarely manage this.

Question: most school districts allow employee kids to transfer to their school on a space available basis. Is this not the case in FCPS?
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2025 20:49     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Our neighbor pupil placed their daughter into Langley for Russian. They say that Langley doesn't even care. Her freshman year schedule didn't even have Russian and she had to go tell the counselor to put it into her schedule. FCPS is so damn big that these things are really never verified or validated.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2025 20:18     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How would this even work? We have to show a deed or lease in aps.


“FCPS doesn't really check.”

They did actually check mine every year. They sent a verification letter, and if the letter come back to school (because the addressee name is not registered in post office) they will asked for further clarification.


FCPS does not check residency. Period.

Sending a "here is your bus route" form letter each August via snail mail is not a residency check.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2025 20:16     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
I don't take this thread or OP seriously, but anyone engaging in residency fraud to attend Langley is taking a big risk. FCPS is going to put Langley over capacity with the upcoming boundary changes and people in the western part of the Langley district have an incentive to rat out families who are using someone else's address to attend the school.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2025 19:45     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
OP: did your kids attend FCPS schools?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2025 12:34     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The fact that OP didn’t respond at all…. probably just a troll…


This is OP, and I've not decided yet. However, based on the hateful comments, I am leaning toward yes.


The comments are hateful, and this sub is often toxic.

They are still correct. It is fraud, and a non-fraudulent option exists: pupil placing for Russian.

Did your co-worker try to pupil place before asking you to commit fraud?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2025 09:10     Subject: Let a coworker use my address for a good school pyramid
Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how so many liberal people don't want the downtrodden to have access to their better quality schools even when it is in the SAME county and SAME school district.

These are often the same people who think there should be no more affirmative action because everyone now has the same opportunities and same access to quality education if the parent only put forth some effort. Yet when a parent tries to do that people are appalled.

OP it is really easy now to change an address on a bill online like a medical record, print it out for residency purposes and change it back.

So I would be cagey about saying yes through a text or email or anything written, but saying verbally if mail came to your house that was addressed to your co-worker you wouldn't send it back to the school and mark it person doesn't live here. And that many people who do that end up getting a PO Box so mail is sent to the PO Box.


I would bet that the people committing residency fraud are people who wanted the bigger house at a cheap price and bought in a HS pyramid that they are not happy with. They are looking for a way to move their kid to a school they prefer without having to buy a more expensive, smaller house at the school they want to go to.

I would have no problem supporting FARMs kids being allowed to opt-in to a different HS with transportation. I have no problem with that. I don’t think parents who are not FARMs, choosing to live in an area, and then trying to find someone to pretend that they live in Langley boundaries to go to HS there. Pupil place if you want to attend the school.