Homeless Children & Youth Have The Right To A Free, Appropriate Public Education
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Homeless Families Need to Know:
Homeless children have a right to attend school.
You do not need a permanent address to enroll your child in school.
Homeless children have the right to stay in their home school if the parents choose.
Your child cannot be denied school enrollment just because school records or other enrollment documentation are not immediately available.
Your child has the right to transportation services to and from the school of origin.
Your child has the right to participate in extracurricular activities and all federal, state, or local programs for which he/she is eligible.
Click here if you would like to view a 20 minute video on Homeless Education. Please be patient for this file to download. (This can only be viewed within the district.)
Sylvia Quijano
Liaison for Homeless Education for CISD Email
Who is homeless?
Anyone who, due to a lack of housing, lives:
