ERIC Number: ED663814
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb-7
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Information Regarding Serving Students Who Are Afghan Evacuees under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. [OESE-2022-03]
Patrick Rooney
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education
With many Afghan evacuees being resettled in the United States in recent months, the U.S. Department of Education understands there has been some confusion about the services these students are eligible to receive under title VI, subtitle B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act). These services are available to all students who meet the statute's definition of "homeless children and youths," regardless of their citizenship, immigration, refugee, or evacuee status. State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) should work with their State Refugee Coordinators and local refugee resettlement affiliates to identify incoming Afghan evacuees who are eligible for services under title VI, subtitle B of the McKinney-Vento Act as soon as possible to better meet the students' needs and provide appropriate support. This document outlines for state and local homeless coordinators the rights of students who are Afghan evacuees and how they can provide services for these students under McKinney-Vento.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Homeless People, Refugees, Asians, Ethnic Groups, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Pupil Personnel Services
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. 400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-401-0113; Fax: 202-205-0310; Web site: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED)
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A