Valley School District

If your family lost permanent housing and now live in a temporary shelter, inadequate housing and/or lack a fixed, regular nighttime residence, your children might be able to receive help through a federal law called the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act.

Under this Act, children and unaccompanied youth in homeless situations have the right to:

• receive a free, appropriate education and immediate enrollment in the school of choice (even if they are missing a permanent address, required records or documents)
• receive free meals at school and transportation assistance
• access the same academic program and school services for which he/she qualifies as available to non-homeless students

For assistance and more information about how you and the school can work together to provide the support your child needs to be successful, contact

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