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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only extent to which homeless kids are going to get to stay at Eaton after they move out of the ward 3 shelter is a) they can finish the school year there if they move somewhere else in DC b) they get an OOB spot in the lottery for the following year (not likely; there aren't a lot of OOB spots and they get no special preference) c) they move somewhere else in the Eaton boundary (again, not very likely) They don't get anything special in terms of staying in-bounds. They're treated just like every other student in this regard.[/quote] Wrong. The federal McKinney Act (dating back to the 1980s) trumps DC school boundary and lottery rules. If it is in 'the best interest of the child' they can stay. Will anyone? Who knows. But the law recognizes that moving kids around over and over is not helpful. By the same token these kids could decide NOT to enroll in Eaton and stay in whatever school they were in before. [/quote]
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