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INCORRECT – the correct response is “yes”
Mariela is eligible because the meets the criteria for eligibility for a migratory child in the Migrant Education Program.
A migratory child is a child or youth who made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months— ‘‘(A) as a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher; or ‘‘(B) with, or to join, a parent or spouse who is a migratory agricultural worker or a migratory fisher.
Migratory Child- Mariela became a migratory child when she completed the move from Tennessee to Washington State with her mother. She made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months with a migratory agricultural worker.
Migratory Agricultural Worker- When Mariela and her mother moved to Washington State in August of 2019, the mother made a qualifying move and soon after the move engaged in a qualifying activity. These conditions established the mother as a migratory agricultural worker.
Qualifying Move- The move Mariela and her mother made to Washington State in August of 2016 was a qualifying move because it was:
The move that Mariela and her mother made from Washington State back to Tennessee on February 2nd, 2020 was also a qualifying move. Because Mariela made this move with an established migratory agricultural worker, her QAD would therefore be February 2nd, 2020
Summary- Mariela is eligible for the Migrant Education Program because she made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months with an established migratory agricultural worker. Mariela’s mother established herself as a migratory agricultural worker because she made a qualifying move in the preceding 36 months and engaged in qualifying work soon after the move.