The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is a
federal law created to support the enrollment
and education of students experiencing
homelessness. McKinney-Vento is intended to
provide students experiencing homelessness the
same educational opportunities as housed
students by removing as many barriers to
learning as possible.
The McKinney-Vento
Act defines children experiencing homelessness
as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and
adequate nighttime residence.” This definition
includes (but is not limited to) children who
are:
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sharing housing due to economic hardship or loss of housing (e.g. doubled-up)
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living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds
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living in emergency or transitional shelters
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sleeping in places unfit for human habitation (e.g. park benches)
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living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, etc.
Unstable Housing?
If your housing is unstable, your schooling doesn’t have to be.
Children & Youth in McKinney-Vento situations have the right to...
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stay at their school of origin
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go to the school where they live now
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enroll in school immediately, even without the typical paperwork
The support of the district’s McKinney-Vento Liaison: Kim Harris, 906-482-0599 harrisk@adams.k12.mi.us
