Author: GCBOE

You Can Still Enroll!

* Is your residence or housing
uncertain?
* Do you live at a temporary address?
* Do you lack a permanent physical address?

The federal McKinney-Vento Act and West Virginia state law and policy guarantee that you can enroll in school if you live:
In a motel, hotel or weekly rate housing;
In a house or apartment with more than one family because of economic hardship or loss;
In an abandoned building, a car, at a campground or on the street;
In a shelter (family shelter, domestic violence shelter, youth shelter or transitional living program);
In temporary foster care or awaiting foster care with an adult who is not your parent or legal guardian;
In substandard housing (no electricity, no water, and/or no heat);
With friends or family because you are a runaway or unaccompanied youth.
You May Also:
Continue to attend the school in which you were last enrolled, even if you have moved away from that school’s attendance zone or district (if feasible and in the best interest of the child); • Receive transportation from the current residence back to the school of origin; • Qualify automatically for Child Nutrition Programs (Free and Reduced–Price Lunch and other district food programs); • Participate fully in all school activities and programs for which you are eligible;
Further questions please contact: Melissa Smouse, Director of Student Services 304-257-1011 Ext. 25

Revised July 2017