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Committee recommends renaming Clayton County’s Homeless Education Department to “McKinney-Vento MVP Pathway to Promise”
Summary
A committee appointed under district policy recommended renaming the Homeless Education Department to reflect the federal McKinney-Vento Act, citing dignity and reduced stigma; the recommendation will be brought to the board for consideration at a future work session.
A board-appointed committee recommended that the Clayton County Public Schools Homeless Education Department be renamed “McKinney-Vento MVP Pathway to Promise,” saying the name would align the department with the federal McKinney-Vento Act and reduce stigma for students experiencing homelessness.
“As chairman Schreiner indicated, he asked that I work on a committee with our homelessness and renaming,” the committee spokesperson said, summarizing the panel’s charge under board policy FDC. The spokesperson said the committee’s membership included Brenda Harrison,…
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