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

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