Your Rights
Students experiencing homelessness are guaranteed certain educational rights under the McKinney-Vento act.
Is this home for you?
Staying with family or friends due to loss of housing or economic hardship
Motel, hotel or campground due to lack of other options
Shelter or transitional housing
Car, park, or other places not designed for sleeping
Students in these living situations have the right to*:
- Stay in the same school when it is in their best interest or
- Immediately enroll in the local school even without required documents.
Contact your local McKinney-Vento liaison for help with:
- Enrollment
- Transportation to and from school
- Free school meals
- Other resources
*The federal McKinney-Vento Act guarantees school enrollment for anyone who, due to a lack of housing, does not have a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. Children and youth living in these settings may meet the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and have certain educational rights.