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De finition of Home le ss
T he Mc K inne y-Ve nto Ac t de fine s a "ho me le ss" stude nt a s o ne b e twe e n 0 to 22 ye a rs o f a g e , who la c ks a fixe d, re gular, and
ade quate nig httime re side nc e , a nd ma y inc lude
Sha ring the ho using o f o the rs due to lo ss o f ho using ,
e c o no mic ha rdship, o r simila r re a so n (“do ub ling up”)
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iving in mo te ls, ho te ls, tra ile r pa rks, c a mping g ro unds due to the la c k o f a de q ua te a lte rna tive a c c o mmo da tio ns
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iving in e me rg e nc y o r tra nsitio na l she lte rs
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iving in a pub lic o r priva te pla c e no t de sig ne d fo r huma ns to live
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iving in c a rs, pa rks, a b a ndo ne d b uilding s, sub sta nda rd ho using , b us o r tra in sta tio ns, o r a simila r se tting
Ab a ndo ne d, runa wa y o r pushe d-o ut yo uth o r mig ra to ry
c hildre n living in a ny o f the a b o ve c irc umsta nc e s
E duc ational Rights
Ho me le ss c hildre n a nd yo uth ha ve the rig ht to
e nro ll in sc ho o l imme diate ly
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f a stude nt do e s no t ha ve immuniza tio ns, o r immuniza tio n o r me dic a l re c o rds, the lia iso n must a ssist imme dia te ly in o b ta ining the m a nd the stude nt must b e e nro lle d in the inte rim
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nro lling sc ho o ls must o b ta in sc ho o l re c o rds fro m the pre vio us sc ho o l a nd stude nts must b e e nro lle d while re c o rds a re o b ta ine d
Distric ts must de ve lo p, re vie w / re vise po lic ie s to
re mo ve b a rrie rs to e nro llme nt & c re a te a Dispute
Re solution Pr
Unac c ompanie d Minor
Inc lude s yo uth who ha ve run a wa y a s we ll a s tho se se nt a wa y.
- So me stude nts b e c o me ho me le ss
with the ir fa milie s, b ut e nd up o n the ir o wn due to la c k o f spa c e in te mpo ra ry a c c o mmo da tio ns o r she lte r po lic ie s.
L E As c a nno t re q uire a dult c a re ta ke rs to o b ta in g ua rdia nship o f a n una c c o mpa nie d yo uth.
L iaiso n c a n a ssist with e nro llme nt.
A minor who is not in the physic al c ustody of a par e nt or guar dian, and inc lude s youth who have be e n abandone d, has be e n pushe d out or is a r unaway.
