Grundy County Schools

Homebound School Policy 

Homebound Request Form 

Policy 6.503-Homeless Students

The Grundy County Board of Education is committed to educating youth experiencing homelessness and will serve each student according to the student’s best interest. A homeless student shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.

Students experiencing homelessness are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Homeless students include:

1. Students sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; students living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; students living in emergency or transitional shelters; or students abandoned in hospitals;

2. Students who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings;

3. Students living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or trains stations, or similar settings; and

4. Migratory students who are living in circumstances described above.

 

Grundy County Homeless Liaisons:

 
Grundy County District Homeless Coordinator:                  Val Nunley                                                                    

North Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:                        Mary Alice Campbell

Pelham Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:                    Sharon Morrison

Swiss Memorial Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:       Alexis Kirk

Tracy City  Elementary School ENABLE Liaison:               April Dalton

Grundy County High School  ENABLE Liaison:                 Angie Lewis

 

For more information please visit The Grundy County Board of Education is committed to educating youth experiencing homelessness and will serve each student according to the student’s best interest. A homeless student shall have equal access to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths.

Students experiencing homelessness are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Homeless students include:

1. Students sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; students living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; students living in emergency or transitional shelters; or students abandoned in hospitals;

2. Students who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodations for human beings;

3. Students living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or trains stations, or similar settings; and

4. Migratory students who are living in circumstances described above.

In the state of Tennessee, families have the right to home school their children through several options. The Tennessee Home School law (TN Code Annotated 49-6-3050) states:  “A homeschool is a school conducted or directed by a parent or parents or a legal guardian or guardians for their own children.”

Grundy County Schools strives to be the top choice for families in our school zone. However, we understand some families will choose home school as their best option for their child, so we are providing the following information for reference.

Families may enroll their children in an (1) Independent Home School, (2) Church-related Umbrella School, or (3) Accredited Online School.

Forms and documents for assisting with this process are available below.

• Independent Home School Requirements
• Intent to Home School Form
• 2024-2025 Home School Attendance Calendar