Educational Rights

Under the McKinney Vento Act, children in homeless situations have the right to:

• Immediate enrollment, even if they are missing records required for enrollment such as a birth certificate, proof of residence, previous school records or immunization records
• Attend the local school or the school of origin depending on what is in the child’s best interest (school of origin is the school the child attended when he/she was permanently housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled)
• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, when possible.
• Have access to the same programs and services that are available to other students
• Free-Reduced Lunch Program
• Title I Services