Homeless students to get bus rides to school in Hawaii

Aug. 13, 2008
Transportation service part of court settlement

The state ofHawaii will provide school buses and city bus passes to transport homeless children to school under a court settlement intended to give homeless families full access to the public education system. The state Department of Education already has complied with a federal court ruling by hiring personnel to help homeless families navigate the paperwork and regulations involved in getting a child into school. To read The Honolulu Star-Bulletin article, click here.

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