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US: Students Displaced by Hurricane Protected by Federal Law on Homeless
Education Week – August 28, 2017
The vast majority of students who may end up temporarily or permanently displaced by Hurricane Harvey are entitled to full protections under the federal McKinney-Vento Act that covers homeless students. That could also end up placing extra financial and logistical weight on school districts serving students in and outside the area affected by the disaster.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/why_the_mckinney-vento_act_is_.html