Homelessness

Valuable Information For Homeless Students

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act provides certain rights and protections for students experiencing homelessness. Students experiencing homelessness are defined as individuals who lack a fixed, regular and nighttime residence, which includes the following conditions:

Temporarily sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason.
Living in motels, hotels, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
Living in emergency, transitional, or domestic violence shelters.
Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations or similar settings.
Unaccompanied youth who also meet the definition of homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act.

Students experiencing transition have the right to:

School enrollment even without proper enrollment documentation.
Attend the school of residency or the school of origin. The school of origin is where the student was last enrolled or where they attended school when permanently housed.
Remain enrolled in the child’s school for the duration of homelessness and through the academic year if they become permanently housed.
Access to the same programs and services available to all students.
Transportation to and-or from school.

If you are experiencing homelessness or would like more information regarding the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, please contact School District of Sheboygan Falls Homeless Liaison: