Jayna Brown, an 11th-grader at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, shouts during a protest concerning allegiations of enrollment fraud. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)Administrators and parents at Duke Ellington School of the Arts say a significant share of families accused of residency fraud have been cleared of wrongdoing — an assertion that appears to undermine a high-profile investigation that rocked the acclaimed public arts school in the District. Nearly 70 other families sent emails to a group of Ellington parents informing them that their cases had been cleared. According to the May report on Ellington, the investigation into the school began during the state superintendent’s annual enrollment audit. She said her granddaughter has attended D.C. public schools since preschool, and Woodlands still does not understand why she was accused of residency fraud in the spring.

Source: Washington Post October 13, 2018 22:00 UTC