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Mckinney-Vento
McKinney Vento Central Stickney School District Liaison: Jennifer Toschi 708-458-1152
McKinney-Vento: Federal homeless education legislation
The McKinney-Vento Act was enacted due to the numerous barriers homeless children faced in obtaining a free, appropriate public education.
This act guarantees homeless children and youth the following:
The right to immediate enrollment in school, even if lacking paperwork normally required for enrollment.
The right to attend school in his/her school of origin (if this is requested by the parent and is feasible) or in the school in the attendance area where the family or youth is currently residing.
The right to receive transportation to his/her school of origin, if this is requested by the parent.
The right to services comparable to those received by housed schoolmates, including transportation and supplemental educational services.
The right to attend school along with children not experiencing homelessness. Segregation based on a student's status as homeless is strictly prohibited.
The posting of homeless students rights in all schools and other places around the community.
Who is homeless?
The term "homeless children and youth" as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act;
Means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and includes:
Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or a awaiting foster care placement.
Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
Children and youths who are living in a cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus/train stations, or similar settings.
Migratory children who qualify as homeless for the purposes of this subtitle because the children are living in circumstances described above.
Unaccompanied Minor.
Unaccompanied youth are protected under the McKinney Vento Act. An unaccompanied youth includes a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian. This would include runaways living in runaway shelters, abandoned buildings, cars, on the streets, or in other inadequate housing; children and youth denied housing by their families; school-age unwed mothers living in homes for unwed mothers because there is no other housing available.
Helpful Information
Immigrant Family Support Hotline:
1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY
(1-855-435-7693)
Housing Assistance
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Address: 1400 S Austin Blvd, Cicero, IL 60804
Phone: (708) 222-1491
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