Your Rights as a Youth

If you have been identified as an unaccompanied youth who is experiencing homelessness, you have the right to:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education;

• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment;

• Enroll in school while records are obtained;

• Enroll in the local school or continue attending their your school of origin; 

• Upon request, receive transportation to and from the school of origin; and

• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your needs.

For more information on your rights as a youth who is experiencing homelessness, the following is available:

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 Rights Poster

Information for Parents

English

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

Spanish

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