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Foster Youth Services

Foster Youth

The Tam District is committed to supporting Foster Youth to access learning in Tam District schools.  Foster Youth is defined in CA Education Code 42238.01 and 48853.5 as:

  1. A child who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 300, whether or not the child has been removed from the child’s home by the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 319 or 361.
     

  2. A child who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 602, has been removed from the child’s home by the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code 727, and is in foster care as defined by Welfare and Institutions Code 727.4(d).
     

  3. A nonminor who is under the transition jurisdiction of a juvenile court, as described in Welfare and Institutions Code 450, and satisfies the criteria specified in Education Code 42238.01. 
     

  4. A dependent child of the court of an Indian tribe, consortium of tribes, or tribal organization who is the subject of a petition filed in the tribal court pursuant to the court’s jurisdiction in accordance with the tribe’s law.

  5. A child who is the subject of a voluntary placement agreement, as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code 11400