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Colonial officials say 318 students identified as homeless and cite transportation, shelter limits for attendance gaps
Summary
At the July 8 Colonial School District Board meeting, staff reported 318 students identified under McKinney‑Vento and described short motel vouchers, limited shelter capacity and transportation bidding delays as drivers of chronic absenteeism.
At the July 8 Colonial School District Board of Education meeting, district staff reported that 318 students were identified as McKinney‑Vento eligible this school year and described persistent transportation and housing barriers that contribute to chronic absenteeism.
District visiting teacher and homeless coordinator Ed Stefan told the board the district “has over 15 hotels that accept housing vouchers” and said motels and short‑term voucher rules create repeated displacements. “The issue specifically with all the motels, the vouchers are usually a 2 week voucher,” Stefan said. “After that, depending on your situation, you may get an extension, you may not.”
The board heard that the Hope Center, a shelter referenced by staff, has roughly 467 beds and that the opening of that…
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