Foster Students

Multiple federal and state laws guarantee educational rights and supports for students in foster care. Students in foster care are guaranteed immediate enrollment and full participation in school and school activities.

Resources for Foster Students

JNPSD Transportation Request

Homeless-Foster Transportation

U.S.D.E. Youth Transitions Toolkit

U.S.D.E. Non-Regulatory Guidance: Stability for Children in Foster Care

U.S.D.E. Dear Colleague Letter Foster Care and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

U.S.D.E Dear Colleague Letter: Educational Stability for Students in Foster Care

U.S.D.E. Uninterrupted Scholars Act Guidance

Legal Center for Foster Children and Education

National Center for Homeless Education

U.S. Law Regarding Foster Students

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

34 CFR §300.30

Title 42 Chapter 7 Subchapter IV Part E Section 675

Arkansas Law Regarding Foster Students

§9-28-111

§9-28-112

§9-28-113

§9-27-334