The Granville Central School District is dedicated to helping ensure our students' education is not disrupted due to loss of housing, economic hardship or disaster.
Definition of Homeless Child:
Education Law, Section 3209, states that a homeless child between ages 5 and 21, who has not received a high school diploma, shall be entitled to attend a public school without paying tuition.
Please read the following question. If you answer yes to any of the following questions you may be considered "homeless";
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Are you presently living in a shelter?
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Are you presently living with relatives or others due to lack of housing?
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Are you presently living in a motel, hotel or transitional housing situation?
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Are you living in a car, trailer on private property owned by other, or seasonal campsite?
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Are you temporarily with an adult that is not a parent or legal guardian?
Designation of School District of Attendance: If you are considered "Homeless" and are living within 50 miles of the child's school of origin, a choice will be made on where the student will attend school.
Designators:
The law specifies who may designate the school district of attendance for the homeless child.
The designator can be:
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the parent or the person in parental relation to the homeless child;
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the homeless child, if no parent or person in parental relation is available;
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the director of a residential program for runaway and homeless youth operated under
Article 19-H of Executive Law, in consultation with the homeless child where the child is living in such program.
**If you are enrolling your child in the district and they are homeless please provide the district with your previous address before becoming homeless and your child/ren's Social Security number.
For more information click on "EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM ".