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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the reason it is SO easy and commonplace to commit residency fraud in MCPS is because of all the special programs. There are so many kids attending different schools and being bused all over, that people are used to having kids at their school who do not live inbounds.

Also, like it or not, politically, MoCo is a Sanctuary county. You can agree or disagree with the politics, but my kids go to a school with a high population of kids from undocumented immigrant families. They often are very transient, moving around from home to home or living in ‘shared housing’ with no official lease, etc.

MCPS is required to accommodate these families. We have kids who show up, literally on the first day of school to attend. MCPS has to take them.

I say all that to explain that MCPS is not going to require these families to provide all these proof of residency documents, especially when there is often a language barrier.

You are mistaken. The schools absolutely do require parents to submit these documents. There is a “shared housing” form for when you do not have an official lease, and mcps has an extensive pool of translators. It’s a large system full of professionals. Enrolling children in school is an actual process. No, they do not simply write down their name on the first day of school and escort them down to a teacher.

Does the school system deny education from kids on the grounds of missing paperwork?
Legally every kid has to go to school, either private, or home school if parents so request.
Are there kids who are denied enrollment?

I ask because years ago we moved back home and had lived with my grandma before my parents found accomodation. It took a few months

This is true. The school system is required to enroll all students. Kids are not denied enrollment.

We are at a school with a highly transient population. They absolutely accept kids on the spot and walk them to class. We have a lady who speaks Spanish and does exactly that. Meets the parents on the first day and gets the kids into school.

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Anonymous wrote:Renting the apartment and not living there would set the child up for years and years of lying, not inviting friends over, and not being part of the same community as everyone else from school. I would argue that this burden would cancel out any academic benefit.

Kids are pretty smart. If you explain to them why you’re doing it, they get it.

DS has a friend that does this and it hasn’t been an issue for the friend socially. Everyone knows that they live out of bounds and that the mom wanted the kids to attend a different school than the one they were zoned for.

If anything, I’d say it creates some bad karma, but they all seem to be doing just fine.

Anonymous wrote:Renting the apartment and not living there would set the child up for years and years of lying, not inviting friends over, and not being part of the same community as everyone else from school. I would argue that this burden would cancel out any academic benefit.

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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the reason it is SO easy and commonplace to commit residency fraud in MCPS is because of all the special programs. There are so many kids attending different schools and being bused all over, that people are used to having kids at their school who do not live inbounds.

Also, like it or not, politically, MoCo is a Sanctuary county. You can agree or disagree with the politics, but my kids go to a school with a high population of kids from undocumented immigrant families. They often are very transient, moving around from home to home or living in ‘shared housing’ with no official lease, etc.

MCPS is required to accommodate these families. We have kids who show up, literally on the first day of school to attend. MCPS has to take them.

I say all that to explain that MCPS is not going to require these families to provide all these proof of residency documents, especially when there is often a language barrier.

You are mistaken. The schools absolutely do require parents to submit these documents. There is a “shared housing” form for when you do not have an official lease, and mcps has an extensive pool of translators. It’s a large system full of professionals. Enrolling children in school is an actual process. No, they do not simply write down their name on the first day of school and escort them down to a teacher.

Does the school system deny education from kids on the grounds of missing paperwork?
Legally every kid has to go to school, either private, or home school if parents so request.
Are there kids who are denied enrollment?

I ask because years ago we moved back home and had lived with my grandma before my parents found accomodation. It took a few months

Anonymous wrote:That sounds really unethical and dishonest OP. Dont' you think?

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Anonymous wrote:I think part of the reason it is SO easy and commonplace to commit residency fraud in MCPS is because of all the special programs. There are so many kids attending different schools and being bused all over, that people are used to having kids at their school who do not live inbounds.

Also, like it or not, politically, MoCo is a Sanctuary county. You can agree or disagree with the politics, but my kids go to a school with a high population of kids from undocumented immigrant families. They often are very transient, moving around from home to home or living in ‘shared housing’ with no official lease, etc.

MCPS is required to accommodate these families. We have kids who show up, literally on the first day of school to attend. MCPS has to take them.

I say all that to explain that MCPS is not going to require these families to provide all these proof of residency documents, especially when there is often a language barrier.

You are mistaken. The schools absolutely do require parents to submit these documents. There is a “shared housing” form for when you do not have an official lease, and mcps has an extensive pool of translators. It’s a large system full of professionals. Enrolling children in school is an actual process. No, they do not simply write down their name on the first day of school and escort them down to a teacher.

Anonymous wrote:I think part of the reason it is SO easy and commonplace to commit residency fraud in MCPS is because of all the special programs. There are so many kids attending different schools and being bused all over, that people are used to having kids at their school who do not live inbounds.

Also, like it or not, politically, MoCo is a Sanctuary county. You can agree or disagree with the politics, but my kids go to a school with a high population of kids from undocumented immigrant families. They often are very transient, moving around from home to home or living in ‘shared housing’ with no official lease, etc.

MCPS is required to accommodate these families. We have kids who show up, literally on the first day of school to attend. MCPS has to take them.

I say all that to explain that MCPS is not going to require these families to provide all these proof of residency documents, especially when there is often a language barrier.

Anonymous wrote:Renting the apartment and not living there would set the child up for years and years of lying, not inviting friends over, and not being part of the same community as everyone else from school. I would argue that this burden would cancel out any academic benefit.

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Report people who do this. It's theft.

It's not theft if you are a resident in the school district (but zoned for a different school). It's still lying and fraud, though.

It IS theft because you are stealing that school's resources. You may also sometimes be stealing a seat for a child who actually lives in bounds and could've gone to preschool there (as happens often in DC many kids don't get into their preschool because slots are full).

The crime theft has NOT been committed in these cases since it’s the same school system. If you live in DC and lie about your address to attend a school in Montgomery County then it IS theft.

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See, it’s a cultural issue. Some cultures view things differently.

In which culture(s) is it unacceptable for grandmothers to provide child care? I'm asking sincerely.

The white and self-claimed residence police.
If anyone rents a room, an apartment, a basement apartment in a good school distract with a lease and live there, they have the right to send their child to local school.

That's the key part.

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Report people who do this. It's theft.

It's not theft if you are a resident in the school district (but zoned for a different school). It's still lying and fraud, though.

It IS theft because you are stealing that school's resources. You may also sometimes be stealing a seat for a child who actually lives in bounds and could've gone to preschool there (as happens often in DC many kids don't get into their preschool because slots are full).