Happy Valley Union School District

Did you know you can enroll in school as a homeless youth even if:

Your housing is uncertain

You are temporarily living with someone else

You do not have a permanent physical address

You are living with friends or family because you are a runaway

You are living in a shelter

You are living in a hotel or a motel

You are living in a car, on the streets or in an abandoned building

You don't have the required documents normally required to enroll in school such as proof of residency, immunization records or school records

Foster Youth Rights:

You have the right to stay in the same school after you move to a new foster care placement. Your school district must work with you, your education rights holder, your caregiver, and your social worker/probation officer to develop a pland to transport you to your school of origin.

You have a right to immediately enroll in school and begin attending classes, even if you do not have the paperwork you would normally need for enrollment such as a birth certificate, transcripts or immunizations. 

Your previous school must send your education records to your new school after you enroll.

You cannot be forced to attend a continuaion school or other alternative education program, such as independent study, even if you are behind in credits or have discipline problems at school.

For more information on Foster Youth Rights, click on any of the following links: