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SCHOOL RIGHTS
HOW CAN I GET MY CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL? • Enroll themwhere you are staying. Your children have a legal right to go to school in Texas after a disaster. • If they can’t go to their usual school, you have the right to enroll your children in the school district where you are living. Contact the school district and tell them you have children you want to enroll in school be0cause of the disaster.
WHY SHOULD I ENROLL MY CHILDREN IN SCHOOL? • Going to school is good for most children who have survived a disaster.
• It helps children keep up with their school work. • School gives children a much needed normal routine. • School gives parents a break and allows them time to do the things they need to do to help the family recover from the disaster. • School can help to feed eligible children through the breakfast and lunch programs. CAN MY CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL IF WE ARE LIVING IN A SHELTER? • Yes. It does not matter where you live – your children have a right to go to school. You can be living in a shelter, tent, trailer, hotel, motel, campground, in your car, a park, with friends or with relatives. Your children have the legal right to go to school. WHAT PAPERS DO MY CHILDREN NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL? • Very little. Based on Texas Education Agency guidance, displaced children should not need old school records or shot records. • Your children will be enrolled for 30 days without the usual paperwork. That time will probably be extended if you cannot get home or get the papers at the end of 30 days. WILL MY CHILDREN GET TO RIDE THE BUS? • Probably. Displaced children have all the same legal rights as any other child going to school. If children living near where you are living are riding the bus, your children will probably get to ride the bus, too.
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