ANALYSIS Advocacy is an integral element of the new
landscape in pupil transportation. Like it or not, everything we do — or don’t do — these days has some bearing, some effect on public policy, which makes us all advocates in one way or another. In my efforts to be an advocate, I am al- ways on the lookout for ways to make an impact by being pro-active. One area where I firmly believe we have an op-
Transportation Advocacy
Has a Role in Transporting Homeless Students
By Linda F. Bluth 77193_5430-01_7x4.875_STN 6/3/08 2:32 PM Page 1
portunity, if not an obligation, to be pro-active is in the transportation of homeless students. If there is a group of children that need our help more so than others, it is homeless children. Te National Association for the Education of Home- less Children and Youth (NAEHCY) reports that in the 2007-2008 school year (which is the most recent federal data), 794,617 homeless children and youth were enrolled in public schools. Tis number represents a 17-percent increase from the 2006-2007 school year. NAEHCY cautions that this number is an underestimate, because not all school districts reported data to the United States Department of Education. Te data collected rep- resents only those children identified and enrolled
in school. Tis number does not include all pre- school-age children, or any infants and toddlers. Transportation is the cornerstone resource
for a homeless student; without it, he or she will very likely not be able to get to school. Tat’s one of the reasons Congress adopted the McKinney- Vento Act, a federal law that ensures access to education for homeless students. In the simplest terms, McKinney-Vento requires school systems to eliminate barriers to enrollment and atten- dance for homeless students. Homeless students are also immediately eligible for free meals and access to educational services that are compa- rable to any student in the district. Furthermore, the act obligates schools to appoint a liaison to work with homeless students and their families and serve as a resource for educators. In December 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act
(NCLB) reauthorized the McKinney-Vento Act. Tis reauthorization requires school districts to keep homeless students in their “schools of origin” and, to the extent possible, provide transportation to and from school. It also says homeless students should be offered every feasible opportunity to
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