Evicted? Doubled Up? Your Child Has the Right to Stay in School! A Know Your Rights Toolkit for Families who Lack Stable Housing
Evicted? Doubled Up? Your Child Has the Right to Stay in School! A Know Your Rights Toolkit for Families who Lack Stable Housing
Type
Guide/Toolkit
Year published
2019
Accession number
25730
Title
Evicted? Doubled Up? Your Child Has the Right to Stay in School! A Know Your Rights Toolkit for Families who Lack Stable Housing
Organization
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Abstract
This toolkit provides information about how the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act protects the rights of children and youth to stay in their schools while their families are experiencing homelessness or housing instability. It provides resources to help parents understand their children’s educational rights and whom they can contact at the school system level and how to seek legal representation.
Availability details
Available free of charge on the NLCHP website at: https://homelesslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mvtoolkitNY2019.pdf