Rented flat to get a place in a 2ndary in good catchment - would you tell on them?

[SecondhandRose]

A friend of mine is really cross as a friend of hers rented a flat in a good area to use it as an address to get her child into an excellent local 2ndary school. They paid £900 a month plus bills for the flat but didn't live there.

Her child has now got a place in this school and mine friend is even more cross. To top it all her husband has a cash job, claims he earns £12K a year and then claims benefits when in reality he earns much more and is not entitled to the benefits.

So the moral dilemma is shall I tell the school for my friend who doesn't feel she can tell the school but is so cross with her friend she feels someone should.

If I knew someone was renting an address (but not living there) in order to get a place in a school that my child was turned down for because i lived a little bit further away in my permanent home, I would definitley grass them up. This sort of thing has a huge impact on the availability of school places and affects it for years if the school has a sibling policy.

It matters because only parents who can afford to do this can get the places. AND it involves your child in upholding a story which is not true.

But I certainly wouldn't get involved in reporting anythig on behalf of someone else - let her do it if she feels strongly! Gee-ing up someone else to be her hitwoman sounds quite nasty, tbh.