Your Rights as a Parent

If your school-age child qualifies under the federal McKinney-Vento Act, your child has the right to:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education;

• Enroll in a school immediately, even if you lack the documents that are normally required for enrollment;

• Attend school while the needed documents are obtained; 

• Continue to attend their school of origin or enroll in the local school*;

• Upon your request, receive transportation services to and from your child's school of origin; and

• Receive educational services comparable to the services that are provided to other students and fits your child's needs.  

*If the school district determines that the school you want your child to attend is not in the best interest of your child, the district must provide you a written explanation of its decision and inform you of your right to appeal the decision.   

For more information on your rights as a parent, the following is available:

Yadkin County Dispute Resolution Forms

National Center for Homeless Education 

McKinney-Vento Law in Practice Brief Series

Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness: An Introduction to the Issues

https://nche.ed.gov/downloads/briefs/introduction.pdf

National Center for Homeless Education

Parent Brochure

What You Need to Know to Help Your Child in School

https://nche.ed.gov/pr/parent_booklet.php

National Center for Homeless Education

Parent Rights Poster

Information for Parents

English

https://nche.ed.gov/downloads/parentposter_eng_color.pdf

Spanish

https://nche.ed.gov/downloads/parentposter_sp_color.pdf