The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a motion Tuesday that would help foster children avoid having to switch schools when they move to a new home.
The motion would create a pilot program to provide transportation for the students to the schools they were attending before being moved.
“Changing schools, along with changing homes, creates further upheaval for foster kids who have already experienced trauma and loss,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who introduced the motion with Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.
The motion directs Children and Family Services, the L.A. County Office of Education and one or more school districts to sign an agreement to transport foster kids to and from school anywhere within L.A. County. Children and Family Services will contribute $300,000, the Office of Education $100,000 and Los Angeles Unified School District $100,000.
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