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Education of Homeless Children and Youth
The School District of West De Pere recognizes the unique needs of students living in transitional housing situations due to financial hardship. These students have certain educational rights under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
Children or youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence are considered homeless. Examples of living arrangements that are considered homeless include:
- Sharing housing with others due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar circumstances
- Motels, hotels, trailer parks, or campgrounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations
- Emergency or transitional housing shelters
- Abandoned in hospitals
- Public or private place not designed for regular sleeping accommodation for humans
- Cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings
- Migratory children if living in a situation listed above
School-aged children who are considered homeless have the right to:
- Receive a free, appropriate public education
- Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment, or having missed application or enrollment deadlines during any period of homelessness
- Continue attending in the school of origin (the school the child attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child was last enrolled), or enroll in the local attendance area school
- Receive transportation to and from the school of origin
- Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to each student’s needs
For more information:
- Contact the School District of West De Pere McKinney-Vento Liaison, Sabrina Esala, sesala@wdpsd.com or 920.639.0519. If further assistance is needed, call the National Center for Homeless Education toll-free at 1.800.308.2145 or find your state representative here.
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