To be annoyed a friend lied about their address on a school application to get into an oversubscribed school

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I've recently found out a friend has lied on their school application by using another family members address to get their child into an oversubscribed school. The school is one I would have considered but would have been unlikely to get in as its very popular. Friend lives quite far but plans to move within the next few years closer to the school so wants their child at the school now. Its just annoyed me as I know many people who didn't get a place who are more local and feels Iike friend is misusing the system. Friend was able to get a letter with their name on it at the address by signing up for a credit card/store card I believe. I know its none of my business but I just feel annoyed about it now

@Lovinglife57 so if your own child was being sent miles away, to an inadequate school... but you knew someone had lied you still wouldn't report? Really?

Like I said I wouldn't report a FRIEND that is what op is questioning FRIEND

I reported another parent who was very vocal about using grandparents address for school application...school oversubscribed.
I reported during the application process before schools were allocated.
Child did not get a place and parent is very vocal about appealing.
Not my problem...we all live local to school and in catchment...other parent is 30 minutes away, not in catchment in another LA 🙄

Yep .....
I'm talking about and so is op I wouldn't report a FRIEND FOR 🙄

Anyone remember the episode of My Family where they did this?!

I'd report friend or not....it's cheating behaviour
I'd be gutted if my friends did this...what else are they prepared to cheat at 🤔

It's not about what else ...ect we are talking g about a subject ....one poster had to do it her child was being bullied would you report them to ...guess you would see as though you would report a friend

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That's the risk their parents have chosen to take.

I think those are two different scenarios. Benefit fraud only indirectly impacts other people, i.e. the tax payer, and it impacts them collectively.

Lying to get your child a school place directly impacts another child from the local community who loses the place they had more right to.

What's that saying... a good friend helps you bury a body 😂

Errr why are you insinuating that ffs stick to the thread and what it's asking ...start a new thread if that's what you want to know 🙄

It was a reference to people covering for friends who commit crimes/break the law. So completely relevant to your comment (that you wouldn't report a FRIEND). You seem unnecessarily aggressive.

Totally not relevant to post your talking about Burring bodies grow up

@Whatifthehokeycokey I couldn't do it to my child either. Not a great parenting trait to lie and cheat.

You would be on the electoral role

They can if it’s in your admissions policy!

Worked in school admissions for a council. We caught someone out for providing a family members place - they said others were doing it to get a place so we had to ask every single family who had been offered a place to provide documents - utility bill/ drs letter for example to check no others purely because they made that comment. You can call the council who allocate coordinated places (Reception and Year 7) that someone has a place under false means. If applied for secondary school the child's record will have the house address registered with primary school so the team should contact the primary to double check when they “moved” to new address then ask the parent for more substantial proof which would be utility or rental agreement prior to 31st October. They would also notify secondary school who would then need more definitive proof from the parent.
Don’t feel bad for dobbing them in. They are taking a school place fraudulently and it is not fair on others.

I 100% would and before you tell me I am not a friend. The "friend" who was ok with claiming someone else's place is the one who is not a friend so I would be happy to let that "friendship" dwindle. It won't be the last time they feel their family is more entitled than others.

I would also be ok with telling them to their face I feel what they did is wrong.

Also let's not confuse a social continence with a lack of empathy. It is far from. It's understanding empathy is not just about those closest to us.

Lovely

You'd think not, seeing as everyone and their dog is coming on and saying siblings are 1st in lists...

@WittiestUsernameEver

I think it's because it isn't always stated on the school / website

A friend attempted to do this by claiming she was living with relatives. I downloaded the deeds to her real address from the land registry and sent them anonymously to the LA, and the place was withdrawn. Didn't impact on me directly as we went private, but I was unimpressed that she thought she could just land a place at a sought-after school without any effort to jump through the hoops most parents have to.

It's the children of the parents who lie about where they live I feel really sorry for. They have parents who are teaching them that being dishonest is how to behave. Then when the lie gets found out, the child's place is removed and they have to tell their friends that they are no longer going to the school they'd told everyone they were going to and that their parents are liars.

I wouldn't grass someone up. She should have kept it to herself.