The above answer refers to the rights of homeless students. What are the rights of homeless students?
McKinney-Vento gives students who meet the law’s definition of homelessness the right to: attend their school of origin OR the school nearest to where they are temporarily residing (decisions regarding school placement should be made in the best interest of the child); obtain a written statement of their rights when they enroll and at least two times per year; enroll immediately without school, medical, or similar records; get transportation to their school of origin; and be automatically eligible for Title I services, free lunch, and free textbooks, as well as any other comparable services offered to permanently housed students.
