Richlands High School
Post-hurricane update
We are hoping that this message finds you and your family safe from the effects of Hurricane Florence. The staff at Richlands High School is eager to hear from our students and families and we are looking forward to resuming the school year as quickly as possible. Students who have been displaced by Hurricane Florence are entitled to federal benefits under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act. This assistance includes the opportunity for your child to remain at his or her school, regardless of the location of your current housing. This includes families staying in hotels, shelters, campgrounds, living with family or friends, vehicles, or any other location. Transportation will be provided by the district from your current housing location to your child's original school, if desired. Additionally students qualify for immediate approval for free meals if meal assistance was not already provided. You also have the right to immediately enroll in the school determined by the address of your current living arrangement if you desire to do so, even if you do not have the documentation typically required for enrollment.
To apply for assistance through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act, please visit the Student Services Department at our district office at 200 Broadhurst Road, Jacksonville, NC 28540. The Student Services Department will be open beginning Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 at 9:00am. If you are unable to visit the district office, please call 910-455-2211 and ask for the Student Services department. We would like to have any necessary services in place prior to students returning to school, so we urge you to contact Student Services at your earliest convenience.
We are also asking students/parents/staff to complete our student check-in form to help us identify those who may need assistance. That link can be found at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2oj0MM90xkqfNEBYMyDapJUP8Xng5wpBtcklVdcIevxUM1dQTFkxUVRYT1RVNjFWTUNMMDJSSkVLMy4u
Our leadership team will be meeting soon to begin the process of rescheduling events that we have missed and those that will be quickly upon us when we return. We will notify students and parents as soon as new dates have been selected. Members of the leadership team will be notified of the time/date for this meeting.
If you need to reach me directly, please feel free to call me at (910) 381-8093.
Regards,
Brad Staley
Principal