Imagine going through school without an adult to consistently look out for you. Children rely on involved adults to make education decisions on their behalf and ensure that schools meet their needs. Adults have roles that range from routine to critical—from signing field trip permission forms, to ensuring a child is in the correct grade, classes and school, to making sure credits transfer when a child changes schools, to protecting the child’s rights to special education services and due process protections in the school discipline context.
Unfortunately, children in foster care—especially those living in residential facilities such as group homes, residential treatment facilities, and hospitals—often have no adult in their lives to serve this role.
