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Homeless

Families that are experiencing difficult times with purchasing some and/or all supplies needed for their student/s, please contact the Principal/Superintendent Ast, and she will help with these purchases through the Pine Strawberry Elementary School Districts Needs Kids Funds.  

If you need further assistance, call the National Center for Homeless Education at the toll-free HelpLine number: 1-800-308-2145

If your family lives in any of the following situations:

  • In a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground
  • On the street
  • In an abandoned building, trailer, or other inadequate accommodations, or
  • Doubled up with friends or relatives because you cannot find or afford to house

Then, your preschool-aged and school-aged children have certain rights or protections under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act.

Please Contact Megan Ward for additional Homeless Resources: (928) 476-3283.

Your children have the right to:

  • Go to school, no matter where you live or how long you have lived there. They must be given access to the same public education, including preschool education, provided to other children.
  • Continue in the school they attended before you became homeless or the school they last attended, if that is your choice and is feasible. If a school sends your child to a school other than the one you request, the school must provide you with a written explanation and offer you the right to appeal the decision.
  • Receive transportation to the school they attended before your family became homeless or the school they last attended, if you or a guardian request such transportation.
  • Attend a school and participate in school programs with children who are not homeless. Children cannot be separated from the regular school program because they are homeless.
  • Enroll in school without giving a permanent address. Schools cannot require proof of residency that might prevent or delay school enrolment.
  • Enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of school and immunization records or any other documents required for enrolment.
  • Enroll and attend classes in the school of your choice even while the school and you seek to resolve a dispute over enrolling your children. 
  • Receive the same special programs and services, if needed, as provided to all other children served in these programs.
  • Receive transportation to school and to school programs.

When you move, you should do the following:

  • Contact the school district's local liaison for homeless education (see phone number below) for help in enrolling your child in a new school or arranging for your child to continue in his or her former school. (Or, someone at a shelter, social services office, or the school can direct you to the person you need to contact.)
  • Contact the school and provide any information you think will assist the teachers in helping your child adjust to new circumstances.
  • Ask the local liaison for homeless education, the shelter provider, or a social worker for assistance with clothing and supplies, if needed.

Homeless Contacts: Megan Ward and Erin Roggenstein / (928) 476-3283

Parents Rights

1. The right to direct the education of the minor child.
2. The right to access and review all records relating to the minor child.
3. The right to direct the upbringing of the minor child.
4. The right to direct the moral or religious training of the minor child.
5. The right to make all health care decisions for the minor child.
6. The right to request access and review all written and electronic medical records of the minor child unless otherwise prohibited by law or unless the parent is the subject of an investigation of a crime committed against the minor child and a law enforcement official request that the information not be released.
7. The right to consent in writing before a biometric scan of the minor child is made.
8. The right to consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or deoxyribonucleic acid is created, stored or shared, or before any genetic testing is conducted on the minor child.
9. The right to consent in writing before a video or voice recording of the minor child is made, unless the video or voice recording is made during or as a part of a court proceeding, by law enforcement officers during or as part of a law enforcement investigation, during or as part of an interview in a criminal or child safety services investigation or to be used solely for any of the following:
(a) Safety demonstrations, including the maintenance of order and discipline in the common areas of a school or on pupil transportation vehicles.
(b) A purpose related to a legitimate academic or extracurricular activity.
(c) A purpose related to regular classroom instruction.
(d) Security or surveillance of buildings or grounds.
(e) A photo identification card.
10. The right to be notified promptly if an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this state, any other governmental entity or any other institution suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by someone other than a parent, unless the incident has first been reported to law enforcement and notification of notifying the parent would impede a law enforcement or child safety services investigation. 
11. The right to obtain information about a child safety services investigation involving the parent.