The McKinney-Vento Act is designed to address the challenges that homeless children and youths have faced in enrolling, attending, and succeeding in school. For information, contact the Wa He Lut Indian School homeless liaison, Loretta McNeal.
Student Housing Questionnaire (Word format)
Student Housing Questionnaire (PDF format)
Defining Homeless
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act defines homeless children as “individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.” The act provides examples of children who would fall under this definition:
- Children and youth sharing housing due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reason;
- Children and youth living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camp grounds due to lack of alternative accommodations;
- Children and youth living in emergency or transitional shelters;
- Children and youth abandoned in hospitals;
- Children and youth whose primary nighttime residence is not ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation (e.g. park benches, etc);
- Children and youth living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations;
- Migratory children and youth living in any of the above situations.
- The McKinney-Vento Liaison or designee will determine whether a student qualifies for support through, self identification, referral or the Student Housing Questionnaire.