Disaster Planning and Response: Displaced from Haiti











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How Do We Serve Students Displaced by the Earthquake in Haiti? U.S. schools are beginning to see an influx of students displaced by the January 2010 catastrophic earthquake and aftershock in Haiti. Many of these students will need extra assistance in recovering from this traumatic displacement. The McKinney-Vento Act may provide key services and support for eligible students. Schools have many questions about serving displaced students, including: Which displaced students qualify for McKinney-Vento rights and services? Are refugee students from other countries eligible for McKinney-Vento rights and services? How should I respond when a student's immunization history is unknown? NCHE Resources for Serving Refugee and Displaced Students In response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, NCHE created the Disaster Planning and Response portion of its website. NCHE invites you to browse this section of its website, which includes the following highlighted resources: NCHE handbook series: Connecting Schools and Displaced Students NCHE brief: Immigrant and Homeless: Information for Local Liaisons NCHE brief: Immigrant and Homeless: Information for School District Title III Programs and Community Agencies NCHE webpage: Helping students cope NCHE webpage: Serving displaced students with special needs NCHE webpage: Supporting preschool children in the aftermath of disaster NCHE webpage: Homeless Education Forms - Haitian Creole translations Additional Resources for Serving Haitian Refugees Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Interim Immunization Recommendations for Individuals Displaced by a Disaster USDA: Memo SP 17-2010 - Eligibility of Haitian Refugees for the Child Nutrition Programs The School Board of Broward County: Homeless Education Program (HEP) Registration Form Summary: Plyler v. Doe (guarantees undocumented students equal access to a free appropriate public education, regardless of immigration status) Disaster Behavioral Health: Haiti Disaster Recovery Resources (resources in English and Creole from the Florida Department of Children and Families) Florida Department of Children and Families: Services Available to Those Affected by the Haiti Earthquake (includes information on services such as TANF, Medicaid, and Refugee Medical and Cash Assistance) Helping child survivors of disaster: A practical guide for caregivers (in English \| in Haitian Creole) Psychological support for survivors of disaster: A practical guide (in English \| in Haitian Creole) To view .pdf files, you must have the Adobe Reader program, available for free downloading at http://www.adobe.com/ *Clicking on an external link will take you to a non-NCHE webpage or document. The external agency's privacy policy may differ from that of NCHE.


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How Do We Serve Students Displaced by the Earthquake in Haiti?

NCHE Resources for Serving Refugee and Displaced Students

Additional Resources for Serving Haitian Refugees