Rights of Students in Foster Care

Resource Type: Fact Sheets
Focus Area: Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline

Children involved in the foster care system have the right to a free public education, like all public school students. These rights are not lost because of system involvement, and additional protections are in place to ensure access to a quality public education. Children and youth in the foster care system may need strong advocates because they are among the most educationally underserved of all student populations. As a result of multiple school changes and placement in on-grounds schools, students who are system-involved often fall through the cracks.

This fact sheet highlights important protections and addresses ways to support students to be successful.

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