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State law requires schools to notify parents/guardians during school registration or parent-teacher conferences that information about sex offenders and violent offenders against youth is available to the public on the Ill. Dept. of State Police (ISP) website.
The ISP website contains the following: Illinois Sex Offender Registry, Illinois Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry, Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Sex Offenders.
McKinney-Vento eligible children are those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime abode. In general, children or youth living in motels, transitional housing, shelters, the street, cars, abandoned buildings, and other inadequate accommodations may be considered eligible for McKinney-Vento services. School Board Policy 6:140.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following groups:
- Doubled-up Children: living with another family due to lack of a permanent residence.
- Children in Shelters: including transitional living programs.
- Children Living in Motels: due to lack of alternative adequate living situation.
- Migratory Children: if accommodations are not fit for habitation.
- *Runaways: children who have left home and live in a shelter or inadequate accommodations, even if parents are willing to provide a home.
- *Lockouts: children whose parents or guardians will not permit them to live at home.
*These two categories are Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (UHY), children not in the physical custody of their parents or court-ordered guardian, and lack a fixed, regular, and adequate abode.
What Are Their Rights?
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program, as part of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, ensures eligible children have the right to:
- Choice of School: McKinney-Vento Eligible children may attend their school of origin (school last attended or school attended when the child lost permanent housing) or attend the school that serves their temporary living situation. Their Caregiver makes the choice.
- Immediate Enrollment: even if medical or other records, birth certificates, transcripts, cannot be produced at the time of enrollment.
- Transportation: if requested, transportation must be provided.
- Preschool: priority consideration for preschool programs for eligible youngsters.
- Free Lunch & Fee Waivers: categorically eligible for free lunch.
- Supplemental Tutoring: if needed.
McKinney-Vento liaison, Dr. Jake Chung, Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. For more information, contact your local Regional McKinney-Vento liaison. District 63 is part of the North Cook Intermediate Service Center.
Disputes are handled by Dr. Jake Chung, the District 63 McKinney-Vento liaison.
Faith’s Law, first passed in December of 2021, amended the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (“ANCRA”) to add grooming to the definition of abuse.
Accordingly, any mandated reporter who has reasonable cause to believe that the parent, immediate family member, household member, paramour of the child’s parent, or any person responsible for the welfare of a child known to the mandated reporter in their professional or official capacity has engaged in grooming against the child, as defined under the Illinois Criminal Code, must immediately report such belief to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
School districts must also include the District’s Employee Code of Professional Conduct in their student handbook. These standards, in part, define appropriate conduct between school employees and students. A copy of these standards can be found on the District’s website or requested from the Superintendent’s office.
Under Public Act 102-0676, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.1881, the Illinois State Board of Education has created this resource guide for parents and school staff.
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McKinney-Vento eligible children are those who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime abode. In general, children or youth living in motels, transitional housing, shelters, the street, cars, abandoned buildings, and other inadequate accommodations may be considered eligible for McKinney-Vento services. School Board Policy 6:140.
This includes, but is not limited to, the following groups:
- Doubled-up Children: living with another family due to lack of a permanent residence.
- Children in Shelters: including transitional living programs.
- Children Living in Motels: due to lack of alternative adequate living situation.
- Migratory Children: if accommodations are not fit for habitation.
- *Runaways: children who have left home and live in a shelter or inadequate accommodations, even if parents are willing to provide a home.
- *Lockouts: children whose parents or guardians will not permit them to live at home.
*These two categories are Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (UHY), children not in the physical custody of their parents or court-ordered guardian, and lack a fixed, regular, and adequate abode.
What Are Their Rights?
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth program, as part of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, ensures eligible children have the right to:- Choice of School: McKinney-Vento Eligible children may attend their school of origin (school last attended or school attended when the child lost permanent housing) or attend the school that serves their temporary living situation. Their Caregiver makes the choice.
- Immediate Enrollment: even if medical or other records, birth certificates, transcripts, cannot be produced at the time of enrollment.
- Transportation: if requested, transportation must be provided.
- Preschool: priority consideration for preschool programs for eligible youngsters.
- Free Lunch & Fee Waivers: categorically eligible for free lunch.
- Supplemental Tutoring: if needed.
McKinney-Vento liaison, Dr. Jake Chung, Assistant Superintendent of Human Services. For more information, contact your local Regional McKinney-Vento liaison. District 63 is part of the North Cook Intermediate Service Center.
Disputes are handled by Dr. Jake Chung, the District 63 McKinney-Vento liaison.
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Faith’s Law, first passed in December of 2021, amended the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (“ANCRA”) to add grooming to the definition of abuse.
Accordingly, any mandated reporter who has reasonable cause to believe that the parent, immediate family member, household member, paramour of the child’s parent, or any person responsible for the welfare of a child known to the mandated reporter in their professional or official capacity has engaged in grooming against the child, as defined under the Illinois Criminal Code, must immediately report such belief to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
School districts must also include the District’s Employee Code of Professional Conduct in their student handbook. These standards, in part, define appropriate conduct between school employees and students. A copy of these standards can be found on the District’s website or requested from the Superintendent’s office.
Under Public Act 102-0676, 105 ILCS 5/2-3.1881, the Illinois State Board of Education has created this resource guide for parents and school staff.