| HOPE provides children in transition an
educational environment that treats students with dignity and respect.
Our program ensures that every student in our districts who meets the
criteria for homelessness according to the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Education Assistance Act shall have access to a free and appropriate
education.
This commitment to the educational rights of homeless children and
youth applies to all the services, programs and activities provided or
made available by Gainesville City and Hall County Schools. |
| Homeless children have the right to a
free, appropriate public education. |
If you or your child:
- Live in a shelter
- Share housing with relatives or others because you lost your
housing or cannot afford housing
- Live in a campground, car, abandoned building, or other
inadequate shelter
- Do not have a permanent address and/or permanent housing
- Live on the street
- Live in temporary foster care
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You
have the right to:
- Immediately enroll in and attend school without having health
and school records with you
- Enroll in the school where you are living or the school attended
when permanently housed (if in your child's best interest)
- Receive transportation to and from school of origin
- Utilize dispute resolution process if you have a grievance
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