Worcester CountyPublic Schools

All children have the right to a free, appropriate public education. The McKinney-Vento Homeless Act of 2001, (Public Law 107-110): "Homeless children and youths mean individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence." Homeless students have the right to enroll in school immediately. Parents can request continued enrollment in their School of Origin which is the school before becoming homeless or attend their School of Residence which is the local  school for their current residence. Each school has a contact person to assist with enrollment of homeless students. Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) is committed to what is in the best interest of children who are in transition.

This may include:

• Sharing housing with another person due to loss of housing or economic hardship
• Living in motels, hotels, campgrounds, street, cars, abandoned buildings, or other public spaces
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters
• Unaccompanied youth
• Children of migratory workers living in any of the circumstances described above  

School Liaisons for Families in Transition