Yes. In New York State, individuals may remain at their local high school until they complete the requirements for graduation, or until he or she turns 21 years old, so that you may receive a diploma from the high school that you have attended.

For homeless individuals: the McKinney-Vento Act allows homeless individuals to stay in their local school through 12^th grade, and provides for transportation to be arranged. There may also be funding for transportation to school through the Fostering Connections Act (see the Education and Schools chapter).
For those 18 and older and qualify for extended foster care: these individuals may continue going to the same high school they have been attending, until they graduate or receive HSE/TASC. Also, these individuals may continue with college, vocational training, or employment programs until age 21 (see the Foster Care chapter for additional information on applying for extended foster care);
Ann individual residing at a certified runaway/homeless youth program (shelter or host home) may continue attending his/her own school as long as the shelter coordinator agrees and signs a State Education Designation Form to that effect. The certified program is responsible for arranging transportation for these individuals in their care who elect to return to the individual’s district of origin.
A homeless youth, even if not residing in a certified shelter has the same rights and can choose whether to attend the school where he/she is located or the school he/she previously attended as long as the school is within 50 miles of the student's current location. Homeless individuals on their own are entitled to receive transportation from whichever school district they choose to attend (either the district of origin or district of current location).

See the following website for further information regarding the above: http://www.nychy.org/legal-issues/section-ii.

See New York state graduation requirements at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/gradreq/intro.html.

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