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Shippensburg Area School District

Shippensburg Area School District
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Who is homeless?

In 1987, Congress passed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to aid homeless persons. The Act defines the term “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. In December 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted amending McKinney-Vento.

  • The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Basic Education Circular – Education for Homeless Youth further provides categories of children who are homeless and entitled to the protections of the federal law. These categories include (but are not limited to) students who are:
  • Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or a similar reasons;
  • Living in motels, hotels or camp grounds or are unsheltered due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
  • Living in emergency or transitional shelters;
  • Unaccompanied homeless youth who are not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian

 

Rights of homeless students:

Students classified as homeless under McKinney-Vento are entitled to the same free, appropriate public education as provided to other children and youths free from barriers that many homeless students face. Homeless students have a right to attend their school or origin or school of their current residence.

No evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic
No utility cut offs during the COVID-19 pandemic

Resources:

For more information, please visit one of the below resources:

  • PDE Homeless Education
  • Education for Homeless Youth BEC
  • Pennsylvania’s Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
  • National Center for Homeless Resources
  • Cumberland County Homeless Assistance Program
  • School House Connection
  • Cumberland County Resource Guide
  • Franklin County Resource Guide
  • 2017 Shippensburg Community Resource Guide
  • Where to Turn for Help in Franklin County

 

If you feel that you and your family qualify for assistance under the McKinney-Vento Act, please contact your student’s guidance counselor, the district Homeless Liaison or Contracted Social Worker.

Homeless Liaison:
Peggy Crider
(717) 530-2700, ext. 1041
Peggy.crider@ship.k12.pa.us

 

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Shippensburg Area School District

District Office
317 North Morris Street
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 530-2700

Mission Statement

Our mission is to prepare all students to be productive citizens who:
  • Possess knowledge
  • Accept responsibility
  • Demonstrate problem solving skills
  • Succeed within a dynamic global society

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  • Pursuing Excellence
  • Building Character
  • Developing Relationships

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