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McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

If a family becomes homeless during the school year, please notify the school principal or our homeless education liaison to receive services to help you during this transition. Please remember that the school district will assist families during this time so please contact Kris Widmann, School Counselor at 603-863-1681 or by email at [email protected]. Matters of this kind will continue to be confidential. 

According to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Act a student is considered "homeless" if he or she is:
  • Living in a shelter
  • Living in a motel, hotel, or campground due to lack of adequate housing
  • Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations or similar settings
  • "Doubled up" living with friends or family due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason
  • An "unaccompanied youth" living without a parent/guardian
  • A child of a migrant worker
  • In other situations that are not fixed, regular, or adequate for nighttime residence
Know your educational rights!
Under the federal McKinney­-Vento Act, children and youth in homeless situations have the right to:
  • Enroll in school immediately, even if missing records and documents normally required for enrollment, such as a birth certificate, proof of residence, previous school records, or immunization/medical records
  • Enroll, attend classes, and participate fully in all school activities while the school gathers records
  • Attend either the local school or the "school of origin", if this is in their best interest; the "school of origin" is the school the child attended when he/she was permanently housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled
  • Receive transportation support to and from the "school of origin" if in the best interest of the child(ren)
  • Free breakfast and lunch for the school year
  • Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children served in these programs:

Resources:
 

 

Kris Widmann, School Counselor
Homeless Education Liaison              

603-863-1681

[email protected]