Anonymous wrote:10:56 Because there is information about the parent's / parents' income on tax documents. Really, let's not go there.

You know, every DCPS parent is required to disclose their HHI on the Federal lunch forms. Every parent. Whether you are at a Title one school or not. Whether or not your child qualifies for free and reduced lunch. It's the law. If your school doesn't already require that you disclose, they are in violation. Janney and Deal comply with this.

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MYOB

This. With a side of STFU. Seriously, you need a hobby.

This. All this.

This +1 . Leave it alone. Will it really make you feel better if the kid got kicked out? If it turns out the chid is legitimately enrolled, you will look like a fool. What if the kid was a good student and a boon to the school community?

I agree that illegitiate enrollment should be stopped. but that kind of stuff that needs to be sorted our BEFORE the child starts school and becomes a member of the community...not after he/she has settled into the environment.

Wrong. With a side of "If you break the law, don't expect consideration for when in the school year you are busted and kicked out."

Anonymous wrote:the line is drawn to the point that only DC residents should have access to DC public schools (unless there are spots available and out of state tuition is paid). simply that. you do not hear much about cars with Texas license place because I do not think anobody is concerned about Texas residents driving every day from Dallas to drop their kid at YY, and I do not think you see a large numbers of these types of cars outside of DC schools. for obious resons complaints are directed to residents of VA and MD, but the point is that any non DC resident should be reported. as for diplomatic tags, if they reside in DC, they have the right to send their kids to school here, like any other DC resident who does not pay income taxes in DC. you can't say from the tag where they are resident, while usually if you have a MD or VA tag, you are most likely not a DC resident because by law you should havea DC tag

I use to have tags on my car from a state that was 1000+ miles from DC and used it to drop off and pickup my kid from our DC charter (with 100s on the waitlist). No one reported me probably b/c no one is that stupid.

DC parking enforcement (the best run part of DC gov) was not so understanding. Around 90? Days of using our Visitors Parking Pass, they started leaving me warnings about registering my car in DC or else.

OP- report 'em. Seriously if they took a spot fraudulently, they are stealing from a DC kid who would rightfully be at the school. Non-residents do this blatantly: Thieving and bragging about it: it's gotten ridiculous.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

MYOB

This. With a side of STFU. Seriously, you need a hobby.

This. All this.

This +1 . Leave it alone. Will it really make you feel better if the kid got kicked out? If it turns out the chid is legitimately enrolled, you will look like a fool. What if the kid was a good student and a boon to the school community?

I agree that illegitiate enrollment should be stopped. but that kind of stuff that needs to be sorted our BEFORE the child starts school and becomes a member of the community...not after he/she has settled into the environment.

Here's what I'd like to see: a congressional hearing in the House Oversight subcommittee with jurisdction over the District of Columbia about the address cheating epidemic. The Council and DCPS has been ineffective and apathetic. Clearly, a heavier hand is needed.

the line is drawn to the point that only DC residents should have access to DC public schools (unless there are spots available and out of state tuition is paid). simply that. you do not hear much about cars with Texas license place because I do not think anobody is concerned about Texas residents driving every day from Dallas to drop their kid at YY, and I do not think you see a large numbers of these types of cars outside of DC schools. for obious resons complaints are directed to residents of VA and MD, but the point is that any non DC resident should be reported. as for diplomatic tags, if they reside in DC, they have the right to send their kids to school here, like any other DC resident who does not pay income taxes in DC. you can't say from the tag where they are resident, while usually if you have a MD or VA tag, you are most likely not a DC resident because by law you should havea DC tag

What about the number of students, that have parents with license plate tags from other states besides Md or Va, such as Texas, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York etc? Also, kids who have parents, that use Diplomat tags on their cars and don't pay taxes anywhere in the US? I don't hear the same enthusiasm about reporting these guys. I am not a troll, just wondering where the line drawn with this issue.

Anonymous wrote:Just as a contrast to DC's drivers' license and utility bill requirements, both of which are much easier to get and maintain than a current lease or mortgage.

So not true. You only need a lease for a license and you don't need anything for a utility bill. Anyone can print a free lease from the Internet. If a lease is good for 12 months, they just need to bring the same one back after 6 months and print a new one for the following year. And I can assure you Arlington County doesn't require a lease every 6 months. In fact, when my niece was in high school at WL they only required it her first year.

And unless the procedure has changed, I think in DC the ONLY piece of paper you need is a pay stub that shows your address. You could easily tell your employer that you moved and then change it back later...most people with office jobs get direct deposit and receive their W-2 in hand...what else would your employer be mailing you? And if have been at a job for a long time and are well regarded or have a contact in HR I bet there are parents who actively TELL their colleagues what their doing and why they need to change their address and their colleagues are happy to oblige.

Just as a contrast to DC's drivers' license and utility bill requirements, both of which are much easier to get and maintain than a current lease or mortgage.

Here are the residency requirements for Arlington County:

Documentation Needed to Register Your Child


Proof that the parent or legal guardian of the student lives in Arlington County:
a copy of a current lease signed by lessor and lessee or tenant and landlord to show that the parent/guardian resides in Arlington County; OR

a copy of a mortgage agreement showing that the parent/guardian owns a home and resides in Arlington County;

OR a sworn affidavit from the owner or lessee of the residence to show that a family and student reside with them in Arlington County (Form A and Form B-Residency Statement of Parents/Guardians and Statement of Arlington Resident). Forms A and B are only valid for six months and must be refiled within five days of expiration or the student shall be withdrawn from APS. A current copy of the resident's mortgage or lease must accompany all forms A and B. The school registrar will forward a copy to the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for monitoring and follow-up.

OP here - we're at a charter school with hundreds of kids on the waiting list. It's the kid's mom's car and its has MD tags. The only thing I can think of is if the parents are divorced and using dads address but if that's the case it'd be easy enough for them to prove.

Much needed comic relief.

Anonymous wrote:Karma and Troll is the new investigative team hired by DCPS.

I heard there is only one person that could do this job.

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Karma and Troll is the new investigative team hired by DCPS.