A STUDENT MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR 

MCKINNEY-VENTO SERVICES IF HE OR SHE IS:

• Living in a shelter

• Living in a motel, hotel or campground due to lack of adequate accommodation

• Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship

• Living in a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station

• A youth not living with a parent or guardian

• A child of a migrant worker

• In other situations that are not fixed, regular or adequate for nighttime residence

ELIGIBLE STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO:

• Receive a free, appropriate public education

• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment

• Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documentation

• Enroll in the local school or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is their preference and is feasible

• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to the students’ needs.

Spanish Version

USD 290 Homeless Liaison, Joseph Vitt

785-229-8010 

Helpful websites:

Information for Parents Regarding Rights 

KSDE Educating Homeless Children and Youth

National Center for Homeless Education

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth