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U.S. Department of Education releases updated homeless education Guidance
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Dear colleagues:
Late yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education issued updated Non-Regulatory Guidance for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. The updated guidance is available for downloading at
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/160240ehcyguidance072716updated0317.pdf.
Updates to the Guidance include the addition of three new questions, as follows:
- J-10. Is a student who is awaiting foster care placement and then placed directly into permanent housing before December 10, 2016, entitled to remain in and be transported to his or her school of origin until the end of the school year?
- J-11. Must LEAs provide transportation to and from extracurricular activities for homeless students?
- J-12. How should SEAs guide LEAs in meeting the requirement to provide transportation to and from the school of origin when a homeless student with a disability, whose IEP requires transportation as a related service, moves from an LEA in one State to an LEA in another State?
Questions about the new Guidance may be directed to HomelessED@ed.gov.
Best regards,
Christina Dukes, Federal Liaison
National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
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National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE) | http://nche.ed.gov
Operating the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance center for the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program |
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