The term homeless children and youths mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence. The act protects all students who do not have a fixed, regular, and adequate residence, such as students living in the following situations:

● Doubled-up housing with other families or friends due to hardship

● Runaway/homeless youth shelters (even if parents invite the youth home)

● Hotels or motels

● Shelters, including domestic violence shelters

● Transitional housing shelters

● Cars, bus, or train stations, abandoned buildings, parks, the streets or other public spaces

● Campgrounds or inadequate trailer homes

● Abandoned in a hospital, fire station, or other designated safe place

Every charter school and LEA must designate a homeless education liaison/coordinator to assist families and school personnel in ensuring that students who are homeless can enroll and succeed in school. If your child is homeless, please contact the school’s McKinney Vento liaison for an explanation of his/her educational rights.