Thursday, October 29, 2009

Number of homeless students soaring



FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

NEWS FROM SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS
Public schools are used to dealing with children in poverty, but this school year, San Antonio school districts are seeing more children than ever from families that have gone from struggling to put food on the table to keeping a roof over their heads. School social workers say the increases are extreme.
“Never have I seen so many. Never, never. ... It's never been this bad,” said Diana Calderon, homeless liaison for Edgewood Independent School District.

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A woman who was evicted after her husband left her and failed to pay rent. Her belongings were left on the lawn, and when she and her four children returned home, most had been stolen.