The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act is federal legislation that discusses the public education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Under McKinney-Vento and state law, students are considered homeless if they lack a nighttime residence that is fixed, regular, and adequate.
Examples of temporary housing explicitly include:
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Sharing the housing of others due to loss of housing, economic hardship or other similar reasons.
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Living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, camping grounds.
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Living in emergency transitional shelters
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Abandoned in hospitals
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Living in a public or private place not designed for sleeping
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Living in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations, etc.
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Migratory living in the circumstances described above
Questions and additional information concerning McKinney-Vento eligibility should be directed to Michele Pepey