Homeless Services - Families In Transition - Verona Area School District

Homeless Services - Families In Transition

If your family lives in any of the following situations:

In a emergency, transitional, or domestic violence shelters
A motel or campground due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
In a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station
Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
Unaccompanied homeless youth: child or youth who meets the McKinney-Vento definition and is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian
Migratory children who are living in circumstances described above

Your child may be eligible to:

Receive a free, appropriate public education
Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents
Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (the school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference and is feasible.
If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision.
Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this
Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children's needs.