Homeless/McKinney-Vento Act

Are you, or someone you know, living in one of the following situations?

Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason.
Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
Living in emergency or transitional shelters.
Living in a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place but not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
Migratory children also qualify as homeless if they are living in circumstances described above.

Then you may qualify for services under the McKinney-Vento Act.

The McKinney-Vento Act supports students and families who do not have a nighttime residence that is:

Fixed (stationary, permanent, not subject to change),
Regular (used on a nightly basis), and
Adequate (sufficient for meeting the physical and psychological needs typically met in a home environment)

McKinney-Vento eligible children have the right to:

receive a free, appropriate public education, including free breakfast and lunch
enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents.
enroll in the local school; or continue attending the school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference.
- If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision
receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this
receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children’s needs

Please contact a school representative for assistance or more information:

Resources:

For Badger High School/Lake Geneva residents:
Side by Side https://sidebysidelakegeneva.org/