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EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
HOMELESS EDUCATION IN CONNECTICUT
Connecticut's Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program promotes continuity in education for school age children in unstable residences by advocating for schools to make exceptions to residency requirements for students whose residence is disrupted, allowing the student to continue attending his/her school of origin. Also, the child's school district must provide transportation to and from school of origin at the parents' or guardians' request. Eligible students include children in homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters; children living in motor vehicles; foster children in temporary placement; runaways; and others who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence.
Go to Conn. State Dept. of Education for more information on what students in homeless situations have the right to:
- Choice of School
- Comparable Services
- State or Local Policies Must Not Keep Homeless Children From Attending School
- Homeless Children Must Not Be Segregated
TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by service name: Homeless School Transition Programs
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SOURCE: Conn. State Dept. of Education
PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: June2008
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