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Homeless

The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act ensures educational rights and protection for children and youth experiencing homelessness. It is designed to help expedite the school enrollment of homeless children and youth. State and local educational agencies must ensure that homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free public education as is provided to other children and youth. All educational agencies must review and revise any practices or policies that may act as barriers to the enrollment, attendance, or success in school of homeless children and youth. 

  • Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason

  • Children and youths who may be living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, shelters

  • Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings

  • Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings, or

  • Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are children who are living in similar circumstances listed above

These definitions apply for children/youth who are unaccompanied or with their parent/guardians.

A housing questionnaire is included in the pre-enrollment process.

Upon identification of a student who appears to meet the definition as described above, school personnel notifies the McKinney-Vento Liaison and update the coding in AERIES. Every effort should be made by all school personnel to properly identify homeless children and youth and connect them with appropriate personnel and/or services that best meet their needs.

District Homeless Liaison:

Angela Mullen

925-525-7847

amullen@brentwood.k12.ca.us

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