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Student Rights

  • Enroll and attend school, no matter where they lived or how long they have lived there
  • All services provided comparable to those offered to non-homeless children and youth, including transportation
  • Choice to remain in their "school of origin" or transfer to a school in their current attendance area
  • Enrollment in school despite the lack of a permanent address or the lack of school records
  • Access to Free Lunch Program
  • Right to dispute Resolution when denied school enrollment
  • Enroll in school without giving a permanent address, school records or immunization documents required for school enrollment