EDUCATION RIGHTS OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Public Notice of Educational Rights of the Homeless
Homeless students are defined as lacking a fixed, regular and/or adequate nighttime residence, including:
sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing or economic hardship
living in motels, hotels, trailer parks or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
living in emergency or transitional shelters
abandoned in hospitals
awaiting foster care placement
living in public or private places not designed for or ordinarily used as regular sleeping accommodations for human beings
living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, transportation stations or similar settings
migratory children living in conditions described above
Homeless children have a right to be enrolled in their school of origin or to attend school in the area where they are living. A child cannot be denied enrollment due to lack of immunization records. A homeless student is entitled to transportation to his school of origin if that is what his parent or guardian requests. A homeless student is entitled to all the educational services and extracurricular opportunities that would be available to any other student living in the district.
For help coordinating services for homeless youth in Bourbonnais please contact:
Jackie Hazzard, Homeless Liaison
815-929-5150
Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53
1580 Career Center Road
Bourbonnais, IL 60914