The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and state law protects the rights of Homeless Children and Youth to receive a free and appropriate public education.  Everyone who is between the ages of  5 and 21 on September 1st of the school year and has not been expelled has the right to attend school, even if they don’t have a permanent home;  have a previous address in another city or state; don’t live with a parent or legal guardian; live temporarily doubled-up with friends or family; sleep in a shelter; sleep in a campground, car, abandoned building, or other facility not designed for, or ordinarily used as regular accommodations for human beings; don’t have school records; or need help getting vaccinations or TB skin test.

For more information, please contact:

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Youth Connection Project

Diana E. Clough

708 Palm Blvd. P#22

Brownsville, Texas 78521

544-6612/698-0147

Email: clough@bisd.us

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