Student left home

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Dr. B (@Dr.BobPiercefield)

Student left home

I have a student in Arizona who left home after her mom unenrolled her. There was an incident with her mom and the Sheriff was on scene. She is now living with a friend and wants to enroll with us. Do we need to notify her mother? She will be 18 in two months.

She would be allowed to re-enroll herself under McKinney-Vento and parent should not be contacted?

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Oct 7, 2026

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Sabrina (@SabrinaMV) Answered question October 16, 2026

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Sabrina (@SabrinaMV) · Answer 1 · 2026-10-16T00:31:11-04:00

In addition to Kara’s answer the youth would have a right to enroll at the school of origin or local school as an unaccompanied homeless youth. If you are the last school enrolled in then you would be considered the school of origin.

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Kara G (@kgraci) · Answer 2 · 2026-10-09T15:52:45-04:00

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She is considered an unaccompanied youth. If she is living in your district, yes.

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Oct 9, 2026

Kara G (@kgraci) Answered question October 9, 2026