One Million K-12 Students Are Homeless

"Homelessness is defined as not having aregular permanent residence.  This doesn’t necessarily  mean living in the streets or in their  vehicles – though many do. A large  portion of homeless split their  times between hotels, homeless shelters or  crowding in with friends and  families.  For many students, when they go to  school each morning, they  may have no idea where they will be sleeping that  night.

"The Department of Education released its latest report on homeless students last month  and the numbers are startling. More than 1.2 million K–12 students for the  2011-12 school year were homeless. This staggering number is considered  underreported, since many kids take great measures to hide their homelessness  due to embarrassment, and parents do their best to stay under the radar for fear  of losing their children...."

http://www.care2.com/causes/one-million-k-12-students-are-homeless.html

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