Fannie C. Williams Charter School
C.L.A.S.S.
(Community Leaders Advocating Student Success)
11755 Dwyer Road
New Orleans, Louisiana 70128
Office (504) 373-6228 • Fax (504) 245-2796
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Kelly S. Batiste, CEO/Principal
HOMELESS POLICY
Fannie C. Williams Charter School shall provide educational services to all homeless students.
This includes any child “ temporarily residing within the jurisdiction of the board who has no permanent address, who has been abandoned by his parents, or who is in foster care pursuant to placement through the Department of Children and Family Services”.
Homeless children and youth are those that “lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, and includes children and youth who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason: are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations are living in emergency or transitional shelter; are abandoned in hospital; or are awaiting foster care placement.”
Fannie C. Williams will immediately enroll any homeless student, even if the child or youth lacks records normally required for enrollment, such as previous academic records, medical records, proof of residency or other documentation.
Fannie C. Williams will provide transportation to all homeless students.
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