Resources
Crisis Support
Remember, our team here at Digital Academy of Florida are always here to support you and your family in any way we can so please do not hesitate to reach out. If you need immediate crisis support, please text SCHOOL to 741741 and connect with a crisis counselor, completely free of charge and available to you 24/7.
Homelessness
Identification of Homeless Coordinator
Name: Kayla Medlock
Title: School Social Worker
Email: kmedlock@digitalacademyofflorida.org
Address: 9143 Phillips Highway, Suite 590, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: 863-271-4300 ext. 2220McKinney-Vento
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reauthorized in January 2002 as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act, is the primary piece of federal legislation dealing with the education of children and youth in homeless situations. Its key themes are school access and stability, support for educational success, and child-centered decision-making.
Parent’s Rights
If your family lives in any of the following situations:
- In a shelter
- In a motel or campground due to the lack of an alternative adequate accommodation
- In a car, park, abandoned building, or bus or train station
- Doubled up with other people due to loss of housing or economic hardship
Your school-age children may qualify for certain rights and protections under federal McKinney-Vento Act
Your eligible children have the right to:
- Receive a free, appropriate public education
- Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally required for enrollment
- Enroll in school and attend classes while the school gathers needed documents
- Enroll in the local school; or continue attending their school of origin (The school they attended when permanently housed or the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is your preference
- If the school district believes that the school you select is not in the best interest of your children, then the district must provide you with a written explanation of its position and inform you of your right to appeal its decision
- Receive transportation to and from the school of origin, if you request this
- Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other students, according to your children’s needs
Foster Care
Identification of Foster Care Coordinator
Name: Kayla Medlock
Title: School Social Worker
Email: kmedlock@digitalacademyofflorida.org
Address: 9143 Phillips Highway, Suite 590, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: 863-271-4300 ext. 2220
Report Child Abuse in Florida
- Free 24/7 Reporting Hotline: 800.962.2873
