Students may qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act if they do not have a fixed, regular or adequate nighttime residence. Please talk to your school’s Student & Family Advocate if you are living:

• With friends/relatives due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason
• In emergency shelters or transitional housing
• In cars or buildings without heat or water
• In campgrounds, hotels, or motels because of economic hardship or similar reason

More information on the McKinney-Vento Act definition & eligibility 

• The last school they went to (known as the School of Origin) when becoming homeless
• The school located in the attendance area where they are currently living (known as the Home School)

Students who are homeless have the right to:

• Immediately enroll in school and participate fully in classes, even if missing documents normally required for enrollment due to homelessness, such as: birth certificate, proof of residence, school records, immunization (shots) or medical records
• Receive free transportation support to your School of Origin
• Receive free school meals without filling out an application
• Receive Special Education services immediately if the student has a current IEP (even if the IEP is from another district)
• Stay in the School of Origin until the end of the school year in which you become permanently housed
• Receive Title I Services even if not attending a Title I school
• Enroll in school when not living with a parent or guardian
• Engage in all the same programs and services that are available to all other students

Parents, guardians and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness have a right to appeal a school’s enrollment decision. Complaints must first be reported orally to the school administrator. If the complaint is not promptly resolved, the school must provide a written explanation of its decision, and refer the complainant to the District's formal written appeal following the McKinney Vento (Homeless) Dispute Resolution Process. During the appeal process the student has a right to enroll in school and to get transportation support until a final decision is made.