Dayle Vanderleest |
Minocqua J1 Homeless Liaison |
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(715) 356-5206 ext. 2120 |
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Families in Transition (Homeless)
A student may be considered homeless if they lack fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, according to the definition of the McKinney-Vento Act. McKinney Vento Act provides several examples of situations that meet the definition. This includes children and youths:
- Sharing housing due to a loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
- living in hotels, motels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to a lack of alternative adequate housing;
- living in emergency or transitional shelters;
- abandoned in hospitals;
- living in a public or private place not designed for, or normally used as, regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
- living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar places; and /or
- unaccompanied youth (living away from parent/guardian).
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Rights of Homeless Youth and Families
- Right to immediate enrollment, without normally required documents
- Right to fully participate in school programming & activities
- Provide immediate free lunch for the entire school year
- Waive all school fees
- Provide needed supplies and support
- Right to attend the school of origin or school of residence
- Per parent request, pending dispute resolution
- Right to attend for the duration of homelessness
- Right to attend for the remainder of the school year once housed
- Right to comparable transportation to the school of origin
- Right to other comparable educational services (SPED, Title 1)
- Right to attend school with no segregation
- Right to community resource information & referrals.
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