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Committee weighs proximity rules for encampments near schools amid conflicting homelessness counts
Summary
Committee members discussed prior work on a possible ordinance setting minimum distances between unhoused encampments and school sites, tensions with McKinney‑Vento protections for students, and a discrepancy between the point‑in‑time count and school district McKinney‑Vento numbers.
Committee members and district leaders on June 16 raised concerns about unhoused encampments near school campuses and discussed prior work on an ordinance that would set a minimum distance between encampments and schools.
The nut graf: members said previous discussions stalled because of concerns about McKinney‑Vento protections and shared housing; they also flagged a large discrepancy between the volunteer point‑in‑time (PIT)…
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