Are You Currently…
Living in a shelter?
Living on the street?
Couch surfing?
A teen on your own?
At risk of losing your home?
Living without plumbing or electricity?
Living in a hotel or motel, vehicle or campground?
Doubled up with friends or relatives due to hardship?
Children and youth experiencing homelessness have the right to:
- Go to school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there.
- Continue in the school they last attended before becoming homeless or the school they last attended, if that is the parent’s or guardian’s choice and is feasible.
- Receive transportation to the school they last attended before their family became homeless or the school they last attended, if a parent or guardian requests such transportation.
- Attend school and participate in school programs with children who are not homeless.
- Enroll in school without giving a permanent address.
- Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of school and immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment.
- Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children served in these programs.
- Receive transportation to school and to school programs comparable to that provided to children who are not homeless.
For more information, please contact: