HopSkipDrive to the Rescue: How a Ride-Hailing Company Provides Crucial Transportation to School for Vulnerable Student Populations
Since the Every Student Succeeds Act became federal law in 2015, foster youth have had the legally protected right to school transportation and to remain at the same school, regardless of changes to their home address. The law extended the same rights already afforded to students experiencing homelessness and students with disabilities through previous legislation, presenting logistical challenges for school districts. This was acutely true in California, where school districts do not typically provide general education transportation through yellow school bus service. While this legislation intended to protect vulnerable students’ opportunities for a fair education, this requirement would be impossible to implement without a method of providing service.
