Homeless Education Program

• live in a shelter
• share housing with relatives or others because you lost your housing or cannot afford housing
• live in a campground, car, abandoned building, or other inadequate shelter
• do not have a permanent address and/or permanent housing
• live on the street
• if you are an unaccompanied youth

You may have the right to:

• immediately enroll in and attend school without having health and school records with you
• enroll in school where you are living or the school attended when permanently housed... if in your child's best interest
• receive transportation to and from school of origin
• participate in school related activities and receive other needed services
• utilize dispute resolution process if you have a grievance

For additional information on the educational rights of homeless children and youth, you may visit these recommended sites:

The homeless liaison is charged with enforcing state and federal protections for homeless students and may be contacted with issues regarding enrolling or maintaining attendance for students experiencing homelessness.

• identification of homeless children and youth (by school personnel and through coordination activities with other entities and agencies);
• facilitate enrollment and participation to obtain equal opportunity and success in school;
• ensure that educational services for which such families are eligible (including Head Start).  The parents and guardians of homeless children and youth get informed of the educational and related opportunities available to their children and are provided with meaningful opportunities to participate in the education of their children;
• outreach - public notices of the educational rights of homeless children and youth is disseminated;
• enrollment disputes are mediated in accordance;
• assist the unaccompanied youth with enrollment, obtaining records, and information regarding their rights under the law.