San Dieguito Union High School District

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act) (42 United States Code § 11431-11435) is federal legislation that ensures the educational rights and protections of all school-aged children and youth experiencing homelessness. It requires all local educational agencies to ensure that students experiencing transitions in housing or homelessness have access to the same free, appropriate public education, as provided to other children and youth. Schools are required to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance, and academic success of students in housing transition. 

 

To ensure that each school identifies all homeless and unaccompanied youths enrolled at the school, a housing questionnaire is administered at least once a year. The questionnaire can be made available in the primary language of the student’s parent or unaccompanied youth upon request. (References: 42 USC 11432; EC 48852.5, BP/AR: 6173 – Education for Homeless Children)