Educational Rights- McKinney-Vento Act

Guaranteed enrollment in school if you live:
• In a house or apartment with more than one family due to loss of housing or economic hardship

• With friends or family because you are a runaway or an unaccompanied youth

• In substandard housing (without electricity, water, or heat)

• In a shelter (family, domestic violence, or youth shelter or transitional living program)

• In a motel, hotel, or weekly rate housing

• In an abandoned building, in a car, at a campground, or on the streets

Immediate school enrollment even without:
• Proof of residency

• Immunization records or other required health records

• School records

• Legal guardianship papers

Children may:
• Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which he/she is eligible.

• Receive transportation to and from the school of origin if you request it.

• Continue to attend the school in which he/she was last enrolled even if you have moved away from that school’s attendance area.

• Qualify automatically for school nutrition programs.