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Search Terms: Homeless
The Homeless tool records basic homeless information as well as district-defined fields. The list of homeless records is sorted by Start Date.
See the core Homeless article for information on necessary tool rights, available Ad hoc fields, and guidance on adding and printing Homeless records.
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Homeless Detail Fields
Primary Nighttime Residence
Code
Description
Definition
0
Does not apply, student is not homeless
Student is NOT homeless at any time during the school year
1
Doubled-up
Student lives temporarily doubled-up (sharing residence with a family or individual) at any time during the current school year.
Doubled-Up (e.g., living with another family) is defined as sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason. This classification requires a case-by-case determination.
2
Shelters and Transitional Housing
Student lives in a shelter, transitional housing at any time during current school year. Shelters are defined as supervised publicly or privately operated facilities designed to provide temporary living accommodations. The shelters category for homeless students includes emergency shelters, family shelters, domestic violence shelters, youth shelters, and transitional housing programs. The shelters category for homeless students does not include residential treatment facilities, Title I Neglected or Delinquent facilities, or TJJD facilities.
3
Unsheltered
Student is unsheltered (i.e., lives on the street, lives in cars, parks, campgrounds, temporary trailers [including FEMA trailers], or abandoned buildings) at any time during the current school year.
Unsheltered is defined as a nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. It includes such places as cars, parks, campgrounds (if they live there because they lack an alternative accommodation), temporary trailers (if they live there because they lack an alternative accommodation), abandoned buildings, and substandard housing. Substandard housing may be determined by local building codes, community norms, and/or a case-by-case determination as to whether the accommodation is a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”
4
Motel/Hotel
Student lives in a motel or hotel at any time during the current school year. Students who stay at a motel or hotel are considered homeless if they reside there because they have lost their housing, lack an alternative accommodation, and do not have a “fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”
Homeless status can be assigned to a student at any point of the enrollment period. If a student is determined Homeless at any point in the school year, the student reports as Homeless for the entire enrollment period. The amount of time the student is deemed homeless is not considered.
Unaccompanied youth indicates a youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
When this field is set to Yes, the Primary Nighttime Residence field must have a value selected that is NOT 0: Does not apply, student is not homeless.
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