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Anonymous wrote:I just personally think that it shows low moral character. There is a family that I generally like and I know that they do this and this definitely causes me to think less of them.

My child would be so upset about this she is honest as can be. I can imagine her walking into school on the first day and just blurting out I’m supposed to say that I live at 21 Main St. but I actually live at 34 Cherry St.!!!

No it shows you care about your kids education and it's not your fault you cant afford a $2M house in the zone you're trying to send your kid. Maybe if school districts made all the schools high quality instead of only the ones that serve the wealthier enclaves parents wouldn't be reduced to having the low moral character of trying to get high quality education for their children.

Yes, exactly, schools are "low quality" because school districts don't do enough, not because we tie school funding to property taxes and penalize schools for not being able to pass standardized tests that are really just a measure of SES as a means of keeping them hypersegregated and underfunded.

In Moco the funding is the same. The issue is concentrated poverty. Thee best way to alleviate concentrated poverty would be busing but rich parents basically bring out the pitchfoiand torches whenever that is suggested.

The magnets were created to bring strong programming to schools with minority populations so there would be enough students taking those classes to make them available to all. This works mostly by bringing the kids from wealthier areas to the less-wealthy schools because kids from less-affluent families have childcare and other obligations at home. Bussing would be more of a burden on them, so the burden is put on the students from more affluent areas.

Now, there's this big move to get rid of magnets. What do you think that will do to the schools with concentrated poverty? It will make it harder for able students at those schools to get access to advanced classes.

Yes, back in 1990 Blair was only like 90% white so they added a magnet to stem white flight. The world has changed much these past 30 years.

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Anonymous wrote:The pupil personnel worker may do a home visit if they can't verify residency.

I have never heard of this happening.

Agree. It never happens.

We know of several families that did this. One used an aunt’s address. Two used a grandparents. One used another relative.

It has NEVER been an issue. The families are open and honest that they live elsewhere.

In some cultures, your extended family is basically ‘your family’, so they feel that any address is valid. I say this as a non-White person and because all the families who did this (used a relative’s address) were also non-White.

They are lying to MCPS even if they don't lie to friends about where they live. I don't think dishonesty is limited to non-white families. I also know white families that have done this. This isn't about race. It's about honesty.

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Anonymous wrote:What are the repercussions if MCPS finds out you've used a relative's address to get your child enrolled in a different MCPS school district? Does anyone have experience with this? And if so, what is the process that MCPS uses to discover and crack down on such situations?

You will be in trouble for doing this type of thing.

So very unlikely. I have 3 kids in MCPS and have been in the system for 10 years now. Each one of my kids has know families who live out of bounds and use ‘alternative addresses’. Not a single one has ever faced any consequences.

It’s even easier now than it was 5-7 years ago. Most communication is by email anyway. Not that much stuff comes in the mail. Report cards are online, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I just personally think that it shows low moral character. There is a family that I generally like and I know that they do this and this definitely causes me to think less of them.

My child would be so upset about this she is honest as can be. I can imagine her walking into school on the first day and just blurting out I’m supposed to say that I live at 21 Main St. but I actually live at 34 Cherry St.!!!

No it shows you care about your kids education and it's not your fault you cant afford a $2M house in the zone you're trying to send your kid. Maybe if school districts made all the schools high quality instead of only the ones that serve the wealthier enclaves parents wouldn't be reduced to having the low moral character of trying to get high quality education for their children.

Yes, exactly, schools are "low quality" because school districts don't do enough, not because we tie school funding to property taxes and penalize schools for not being able to pass standardized tests that are really just a measure of SES as a means of keeping them hypersegregated and underfunded.

In Moco the funding is the same. The issue is concentrated poverty. Thee best way to alleviate concentrated poverty would be busing but rich parents basically bring out the pitchfoiand torches whenever that is suggested.

The magnets were created to bring strong programming to schools with minority populations so there would be enough students taking those classes to make them available to all. This works mostly by bringing the kids from wealthier areas to the less-wealthy schools because kids from less-affluent families have childcare and other obligations at home. Bussing would be more of a burden on them, so the burden is put on the students from more affluent areas.

Now, there's this big move to get rid of magnets. What do you think that will do to the schools with concentrated poverty? It will make it harder for able students at those schools to get access to advanced classes.

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Anonymous wrote:I just personally think that it shows low moral character. There is a family that I generally like and I know that they do this and this definitely causes me to think less of them.

My child would be so upset about this she is honest as can be. I can imagine her walking into school on the first day and just blurting out I’m supposed to say that I live at 21 Main St. but I actually live at 34 Cherry St.!!!

No it shows you care about your kids education and it's not your fault you cant afford a $2M house in the zone you're trying to send your kid. Maybe if school districts made all the schools high quality instead of only the ones that serve the wealthier enclaves parents wouldn't be reduced to having the low moral character of trying to get high quality education for their children.

Yes, exactly, schools are "low quality" because school districts don't do enough, not because we tie school funding to property taxes and penalize schools for not being able to pass standardized tests that are really just a measure of SES as a means of keeping them hypersegregated and underfunded.

In Moco the funding is the same. The issue is concentrated poverty. Thee best way to alleviate concentrated poverty would be busing but rich parents basically bring out the pitchfoiand torches whenever that is suggested.

The only people suggesting "busing" (if we define this as busing children to different areas of the County - Bethesda to Silver Spring for example - involuntarily) are trolls on DCUM like you.[/quote}


There is already busing for magnets and immersion programs. The entire Downcounty Consortium allows families to pick their kids' HS based on programming. All of those programs attract families because of programming. We had kids in W schools, and they don't have as good programs as offered by DCC or magnet. Busing works when it's voluntary.