20 U.S.C. § 6472 — Definitions

In this part: (1) “Adult correctional institution” means a facility where people, including people under 21, are confined because they were convicted of a crime. (2) “At-risk,” for a child, youth, or student, means a school-aged person at risk of academic failure, dependency adjudication, or delinquency adjudication; with a drug or alcohol problem; pregnant or a parent; previously in the juvenile-justice or child-welfare system; at least one year below the expected grade; an English learner; a gang member; a former school dropout; or frequently absent. (3) “Community day program” means regular instruction provided by a State agency at a community day school operated specifically for neglected or delinquent children and youth. (4) “Institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth” means either (A) a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, caring for children committed or voluntarily placed there under State law because of abandonment, neglect, or a parent's or guardian's death, or (B) a public or private residential facility caring for children adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision.