Under the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act, the following rights apply to youth/families in transition:
- Youth in transition are those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
- Youth in transition have the right to attend either the local school or the school of origin, if this is in the best interest of the student.
- Youth in transition have the right to receive transportation to and from the school of origin.
- Youth in transition have the right to enroll in school immediately, even if there are missing records and documents normally required for enrollment (birth certificates, immunizations).
- Youth in transition have the right to have access to the same programs and services that are available to all other students, including transportation and supplemental educational services.
- Youth in transition have the right to attend school with children not experiencing transitional housing difficulties; segregation based on a student's status as "youth in transition" is prohibited.
Under this Act, the student has the right to attend the following school districts, as well as any public school academy with openings in the attendance area: