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4-15-2013
Prepared by CommunityGrace.info, a website listing community
resources in and near Butler County,KS, to prevent and reverse
homelessness. To change or add information,
email:[email protected].
EDUCATION: Homeless Students
Under the national McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance
Act,students who are homeless have rights and protections to ensure
they receive an education.
Children & youth have rights and are protected by the law
if:
they have not graduated from high school,
they are under age 21, and
because they & their families cannot find or afford housing,
they live: in a shelter or a motel in a campground, a tent or a
trailer in an abandoned building in a car, trailer or other vehicle
in other inadequate accommodations on the street or doubled up with
friends or relatives
Those who meet the above criteria have the right to:
Go to school, no matter where you live or how long you have
lived there. You must begiven access to the same public education
provided to other students.
Continue in the school you attended before you became homeless
or the school youlast attended, if that is your choice and it is
feasible. The school districts local liaison forhomeless education
must assist you and offer you the right to appeal a decision
regardingyour choice of school if it goes against your wishes.
Receive transportation to the school you attended before you
became homeless orthe school you last attended, if you request such
transportation. This includestransportation to school as well as
school programs.
Enroll in school without giving a permanent address. School
cannot require proof of
residency that might prevent or delay school enrollment.Attend a
school and participate in school programs with students who are not
homeless.Students cannot be separated from the regular school
program because they arehomeless.
Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the
transfer of school andimmunization records or any other documents
required for enrollment.
Enroll and attend classes in the school of your choice even
while the school and you seekto resolve a dispute over
enrollment.
Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as
provided to all otherstudents served in these programs.
When you move, contact the school districts Liaison for Homeless
Education for help inenrolling in a new school or arranging to
continue in your former school.
Tell your teachers anything that you think they need to know to
help you in school.
Ask the local liaison for homeless education, the shelter
provider or a social workerfor assistance with clothing and
supplies, if needed.For further information and assistance as
needed, call the National Center for HomelessEducation at its
toll-free HelpLine: 1-800-308-2145.
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Butler County School Districts: Homeless Liaisons
Each school district (USD) designates someone to be its Homeless
Liaison.
A list of the Liaisons for each USD is available on the KS Dept.
of Ed website:Homeless Liaison
Contacts for each District 2011-2012 (updated 10/25/2011)
Andover USD 385
1432 North Andover RdAndover, KS 67002
316-281-4551
Andrew [email protected]
Augusta USD 402
2345 Greyhound DriveAugusta, KS 67010
316-775-5035
Deborah [email protected]
Bluestem USD 205
711 N. West Street
Leon, KS 67074
316-742-3261 or 1-877 905-2755
Randy [email protected]
Circle USD 375
901 Main StreetTowanda, KS 67144
316-541-2577
Robert [email protected]
Douglass USD 396
921 E. 1st StreetDouglass, KS 67039
316-742-3300
Rob [email protected]
El Dorado USD 490
124 W. Central AvenueEl Dorado, KS 67042
316-322-4800
Sue Givens, [email protected]
Flinthills USD 492806 SE Rosalia RoadRosalia, KS 67132
620 476-2237
Justin [email protected]
Remington/Whitewater USD 206
110 S. MainP.O. Box 243Whitewater, KS 67154
316-799-2115
James [email protected]
Rose Hill USD 394
104 N. Rose HillRose Hill, KS 67133
316-776-3300
Brad [email protected]
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