The McKinney-Vento Act (42 U.S.C. § 11431 et seq.) is a federal law that addresses the needs of children and youth experiencing homelessness. The law defines homeless to include the following temporary living situations due to hardship:

• Living with a friend, relative or other person due to loss of housing, economic hardship or similar reason
• Hotel or motel
• Shelter or transitional housing
• Car, park or other public place
• Campground or inadequate home
• Youth living on their own, runaway youth or youth kicked out

The McKinney-Vento Act addresses educational challenges created by homelessness and guarantees students the right to enroll, attend, and succeed in school. The law places the responsibility for guaranteeing the rights of students experiencing homelessness on states and school districts (NCHE, 2014).

Johnston County Public Schools McKinney Vento program includes a District Liaison, school liaisons and school social workers that work together at each school.

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Parent/Guardian Rights/Information

Información para los padres

Information for School-Age Youth

Información para los jóvenes de edad escolar

Policy Code: 3290 Homeless Students

JCPS # of students identified as MKV:

2014-2015: 314

2015-2016: 367

2016-2017: 526 (Hurricane Matthew)

2017-2018: 499

2018-2019: 403

2019-2020: 387

2020-2021: 362

2021-2022: 401