Nathan is Homeless

Something that I've been dealing with for a couple of weeks now is Nathan's homeless situation. It started suddenly when his mother notified the school that she had been evicted. Nathan missed a couple of days of school and he was commuting from a town 20 minutes away. He was temporarily living with his uncle. Then his mother moved into a shelter, and that's where he's been since. Now he hasn't been in school for almost 3 weeks now. He stopped going to his after-school therapy because transportation wasn't available. The fact that he hasn't been to school is a huge problem, because it's against the law. Mom has no way of getting him to school in our town, and they aren't residents in the town where the shelter is. The law states that a child has a right to attend the school in the town where the family last had established residency, which would be my town. His mom went through the proper channels and made a formal request for transportation. But so far there has been a standoff between the two towns. No one knows how to transport a single child in a safe and efficient manner. There aren't any other students who need to come from the other town. There are no bus drivers available from my town. Plus, no one feels comfortable putting a 6 year old in a taxi alone for a 30 minute ride with a stranger. The case is especially sensitive when one takes into account Nathan's special needs. His label maybe ADHD, but his issues are significant. And we still don't know what is going to happen, but something has to happen soon. It still won't be soon enough for Nathan.

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