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john_strinlai commented on Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency   nbcchicago.com/consumer/s... · Posted by u/josephcsible
Aurornis · an hour ago
The scariest part of this story isn’t that they’re doing LPR at drop-off, it’s that they’re claiming to have knowledge of where the car is parked overnight.

> her daughter’s new student enrollment form was denied due to “license plate recognition software showing only Chicago addresses overnight” in July and August. In an email sent to Sánchez in August, the school district told her, “Although you are the owner on record of a house in our district boundaries, your license plate recognition shows that is not the place where you reside.”

The person in the story claims to have lent the car to some family members at that time. That appears to confirm that the car was really parked somewhere else at night. But how does this LPR company have that information?

john_strinlai · an hour ago
more concerning than overnight, in my opinion, is monitoring it in summer months when school is presumably out and keeping a record of it for who knows how long.
john_strinlai commented on Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency   nbcchicago.com/consumer/s... · Posted by u/josephcsible
ethagknight · an hour ago
Document fraud is both incredibly easy and pervasive. There’s a mentality of “I jumped through the hoop, now you can’t get me.”

They aren’t taking blood tests or staking out your homes (I don’t think…)

john_strinlai · an hour ago
>Document fraud is both incredibly easy and pervasive.

the school does not contest the legitimacy of the documents.

the school even says "[...] you are the owner on record of a house in our district boundaries"

john_strinlai commented on Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency   nbcchicago.com/consumer/s... · Posted by u/josephcsible
ceejayoz · an hour ago
The thing they're trying to combat is people claiming residency in a better school district. We had a case here where the parents were driving their kid to grandma's so the kid could go to school there instead of in a bad local school.
john_strinlai · an hour ago
she owns and pays for a home in the school district. the school knows and admits this.

if she didnt, i would (sort of) agree. but she does.

john_strinlai commented on Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency   nbcchicago.com/consumer/s... · Posted by u/josephcsible
nxor2 · an hour ago
No. From the article: According to the school district, her daughter’s new student enrollment form was denied due to “license plate recognition software showing only Chicago addresses overnight” in July and August. In an email sent to Sánchez in August, the school district told her, “Although you are the owner on record of a house in our district boundaries, your license plate recognition shows that is not the place where you reside.” | Her response, according to the article? "No I'm not." Real trustworthy. People in the Chicago area lie all the time. There is more to the story and I do not have the information. My relative sees this all the time.
john_strinlai · an hour ago
did you notice in the part you quoted where _the school_ says "you are the owner on record of a house in our district boundaries"?

so, her taxes fund the school. therefor her child has the right to attend the school. simple as.

(also from the article: "[...] providing all required paperwork including her driver’s license, utility bills, vehicle registration, and mortgage statement")

john_strinlai commented on Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency   nbcchicago.com/consumer/s... · Posted by u/josephcsible
nxor2 · an hour ago
A relative of mine works for a school district in the Chicago area. What should they do? Not take note of people's residence? The whole reason they do is because they used to not. Then people took advantage of it. And the people that take advantage of it typically cause problems for the district. Everything is racist and classist. But wanting a diverse school district to thrive? No that's the real problem. I guarantee Alsip is more diverse than wherever you are writing from. The irony. [0] https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/district.aspx?districtid=...
john_strinlai · an hour ago
>What should they do? Not take note of people's residence?

in this article, the childs parents provided proof of residence.

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john_strinlai commented on US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says   marketscreener.com/news/u... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
Mattwmaster58 · 3 hours ago
That's exactly where my mind went as soon as I read the title. HN rules say to "use the original title, unless it is misleading". I think the original title meets the misleading bar but I can't speak for other readers.
john_strinlai · 3 hours ago
it is correct, though.

someone not knowing the definition != misleading title

john_strinlai commented on US private credit defaults hit record 9.2% in 2025, Fitch says   marketscreener.com/news/u... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
rglover · 3 hours ago
That's not the likely definition most will reach for here automatically (especially amidst the constant financial blackpilling).
john_strinlai · 3 hours ago
what on earth is "financial blackpilling"?

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