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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance and the Education for Homeless Children Act
Each child of a homeless individual and each homeless youth has equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children.
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If you and your children are in a temporary living situation, your children have a right to:
- Stay in the school or origin OR attend school in the school district in which you live
- Receive transportation to and from your school of origin
- Immediately enroll in school, with or without school or health records,
- Receive free lunch and school fee waivers
You and your children are eligible for these rights if you:
- Share housing with others because of loss of housing, economic need, or domestic violence
- Live in a shelter or motel
- Live in a campground, park, car or abandoned building
- Are without a permanent address