McKinney-Vento Act

Education for Homeless Children

Children and youth experiencing homelessness have the right to a free, appropriate public education.

If you:

• Live in a shelter or motel

• Share housing with relatives because you lost your housing

• Live in a campground, car, old building or other temporary shelter

• Don’t have a permanent address

You have the right to:

• Enroll your child in school immediately, even without school or medical records

• Get help from the District liaison with immunizations and/or medical records

• Choose your child’s old school or school closest to where you are living now

• Get transportation to school for your child

• Dispute enrollment to school for your child

• Participate in your child’s education

For assistance, please contact your Homeless Education Liaison

District Homeless Liaison:

Tara Neidigh

815.286.7503