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Homeless Services

The ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÉç is committed to ensuring that homeless children and youth have access to a quality education in our public schools. All EMS ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÉç campuses have a Homeless Education Liaison to assist families in need of information and assistance. All of our schools can help ease the difficulties encountered by homeless families.

Anyone who, due to a lack of housing, lives:

• In emergency or transitional shelters
• In motels, hotels, campgrounds, abandoned in hospitals, or awaiting foster care
• In cars, parks, public places, bus or train stations, or abandoned buildings
• Doubled up with relatives or friends
• Migratory children living in these conditions

What are your rights?

• 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 opportunity to receive 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.

Other programs offered at school:

• Free breakfast and lunch programs
• Possible transportation assistance for children to remain in their home school
• Tutoring program
• Programs to help children learn English

Tips and resources:

• Keep a copy of birth certificates and school records accessible.
• Safeguard all health and immunization records.
• Have a reliable person keep a second copy of birth certificates, school records and health information.
• Enroll children in school as soon as possible.
• Inform your new school about any special education records that pertain to your child.

2023-2024 Student Residency Questionnaire 

2023-2024 Cuestionario Sobre La Residencia Del Estudiante