Education Rights

Under CA law, schools must:

•         IMMEDIATELY ENROLL foster youth (even without uniforms, health/education records);
•        TRASFER RECORDS to a child’s new school within 2 business days;
•        ALLOW county placing agencies to access students’ records.

Local education agencies must:

•        DESIGNATE an AB 490 educational liaison for every district and county office of education to help foster youth directly.

For more information, please contact your local foster youth education liaison’s contact info at: www.cde.ca.gov/42687 or contact

•        Rebecca Benner at rebeccabenner@vusd.k12.ca.us  or call at (760) 726-2170 Ext. 2377
•        National Center for Youth Law: (510) 835-8098
•        Youth Law Center: (415) 543-3379

 Please change Local Area Contact to the following:  Rebecca Benner, (760) 726-2170 Ext. 2377 or 2384

Email rebeccabenner@vusd.k12.ca.us