Does a district have to provide transportation to a homeless student who is attending school in the district (the childs school of origin is in the district) but who lives in another district?
Yes. If a homeless child or youth and his or her parent/guardian feels that it is in the best interest of the child to remain in the school of origin, the school district of origin and the school district in which the child now lives must agree upon a method to share the responsibility and costs of transporting the child to and from the school of origin. If both districts cannot agree upon a method, responsibility and costs should be split equally between the two districts. The child must remain enrolled and receive transportation even if there is a dispute within a district or between districts. In some cases, a complaint or disputes regarding provision of comparable services may be referred to the Indiana Department of Education. However, in accordance with the state’s complaint procedure, a complaint should not be filed with the DOE until every effort has been made to resolve the issue through local written complaint procedures (as required by McKinney-Vento law). For more informati
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